Synonyms of the word

disinfectant

• adj. Serving to kill germs or viruses.
• n. A substance that kills germs and/or viruses.

agent

• n. One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
• n. One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by authority from him/her; someone entrusted…
• n. A person who looks for work for another person.
• n. Someone who works for an intelligence agency.
• n. An active power or cause or substance; something which has the power to produce an effect.
• n. (computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and…
• n. (grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy"…

antimicrobial

• adj. tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
• adj. inhibiting the growth of microbes.
• adj. preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.
• n. an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action.

antimicrobic

• adj. antimicrobial.
• n. Any antimicrobial agent.

antiseptic

• adj. Of, or relating to antisepsis, or the use of antiseptics.
• adj. Capable of preventing microbial infection.
• adj. Very clean; aseptic.
• adj. Free of unpleasantness; sanitized or bowdlerized.
• n. Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those…

bactericidal

• adj. That kills bacteria.
• adj. Of or pertaining to a bactericide.

germicidal

• adj. that kills pathogenic organisms; disinfectant.

germicide

• n. An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant.