Antimicrobial

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  • adjective. Capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms.
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  • adjective. tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
  • adjective. inhibiting the growth of microbes
  • adjective. preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes
  • noun. an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action
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  • adjective. capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
  • noun. an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
  • Word Usage
    "The fabric is treated with Sanitized® to give long-term antimicrobial protection, hypo-allergenic and anti-odour effect."
    Equivalent
    healthful  
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