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germicide

[jur-muh-sahyd] / ˈdʒɜr məˌsaɪd /


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The third time a steady officer walked in on my company, I begged her for a bottle of germicide to clean my cell.

From Slate May 19, 2025

He grabs a bottle of germicide, sprays it onto a rag, and wipes down the keyboard, mouse, and monitor plugs on one of the thin client computers we paralegals use for legal research.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2024

A small industry that sells ultraviolet lamps as a germicide has arisen, but experts warn of their potential dangers for humans.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2020

Roach devotes careful attention to the design of Apollo’s “fecal bag,” a clumsy receptacle into which germicide had to be manually massaged.

From New York Times Aug. 7, 2010

It is also advisable to wash all woodwork and gangways annually with a weak solution of formalin, or other inodorous germicide.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various




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