Définitions
1.AdjectiveTending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
2.AdjectiveInhibiting the growth of microbes.
3.AdjectivePreventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.
4.NounAn agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).
5.NounAn agent (drug or other substance) that inhibits the growth of microbes but does not kill their whole population.
6.NounAn agent (drug or other substance) that counteracts the pathogenic action of microbes.