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germ-destroying

ADJECTIVE
antiseptic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hygienic sterile
STRONG
antibacterial antibiotic clean disinfectant prophylactic
WEAK
aseptic bactericidal germ-free germicidal medicated pure purifying sanitary sterilized sterilizing unpolluted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dirty
WEAK
contaminated polluted unclean unsanitary unsterile

Example Sentences

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The other blew a mighty cloud of germ-destroying smoke, and shook his head.

From Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion by Henham, Ernest G.

To exert an actual germ-destroying effect on the bacterial content of the utensil, resort must be had to boiling or steaming.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George

For the sake of sanitation, the whilom lodger's clothes are put in a net and fumigated in a germ-destroying temperature.

From Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course by Ferguson, W. B. M. (William Blair Morton)