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English
Etymology
From anaerobicide + -al.
Adjective
anaerobicidal (not comparable)
- (medicine) Acting to kill anaerobic bacteria
2002, Lee-Jene Teng et al., “High Incidence of Cefoxitin and Clindamycin Resistance among Anaerobes in Taiwan”, in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, volume 46, number 9:The 5-nitroimidazole molecules are very potent anaerobicidal agents commonly used to treat or prevent Bacteroides infections.
Translations
acting to kill anaerobic bacteria