gonocide

English

Etymology

gono- +‎ -cide

Noun

gonocide (plural gonocides)

  1. Any material that kills bacteria of the genus Gonococcus.
    • 1916, Military Medicine, volume 39, page 605:
      The argyrol and protargol solutions appear to have been used with excellent results in spite of the fact that Post and Nicoll declare that they have slight effect as gonocides.

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