Germicidal
The word germicidal refers to therapeutic agents - including natural substances such as herbs, oils, or essences, or conventional pharmaceutical drugs, that kill germs such as bacteria and other micro-organisms.
Some dictionaries define germicidal as destroying specifically disease-causing micro organisms.
The meaning of the term germicidal is easily remembered from its form:
- The -cidal part of the word refers to the fact that this agent kills/destroys something, and
- the germ- part of the word indicates that the thing it kills is "germs".
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The definitions in this section are of words used to refer to the actions (effects) of both pharmaceutical drugs and natural remedies. For information about specific oils, herbs, and remedies that might have properties including some of the actions mentioned in this section, see other parts of this website. For example, the pages about Aromatherapy Essential Oils, Bach Flower Remedies, Herbalism, Homeopathic Remedies, Homeopathy and Massage Carrier Oils.
