bactericidal

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Otolaryngologist Noam Cohen of the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues determined that tuft cells in the nasal passages respond to bitter chemicals and release IL-25, spurring neighboring cells to pump out bactericidal proteins.

From Science Magazine

Second, North points to the 1980s fashion among food manufacturers, at the supermarkets’ behest, for a blander, lower-vinegar mayonnaise: “Mrs Beeton’s classic mayonnaise recipe was actively bactericidal.”

From The Guardian

Other perchlorates found on Mars had a similar bactericidal effect.

From The Guardian

However, conventional antibiotics are generally bacteriostatic or bactericidal, which means that they indiscriminately kill or prevent the growth of both pathogenic and beneficial microbes.

From Nature

The results revealed there was no significant difference in bactericidal activity between plain soap and antibacterial soap at either test temperature, although after 9 hours the soap containing triclosan showed significantly greater bactericidal effects.

From Scientific American