germicide
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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 a germicide, and wood which is to be exposed to conditions which favor decay, as, for example, railroad ties, is often soaked in solutions of this salt.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
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