Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A substance that kills microbes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biol.) Any agent detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of microbes or bacterial organisms.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any substance that is harmful to
microorganisms
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Examples
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A microbicide is a product used vaginally to prevent infection by
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A microbicide is a gel or a foam or a cream, vaginally applied for a period of time before and again after intercourse, which can prevent transmission of the virus.
Democracy Now! 2010
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"If confirmed, a microbicide will be a powerful option for the prevention revolution and help us to break the trajectory of the AIDS epidemic."
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"If confirmed, a microbicide will be a powerful option for the prevention revolution and help us to break the trajectory of the AIDS epidemic."
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"If confirmed, a microbicide will be a powerful option for the prevention revolution and help us to break the trajectory of the AIDS epidemic."
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A microbicide is a gel or a foam or a cream, vaginally applied for a period of time before and again after intercourse, which can prevent transmission of the virus.
Democracy Now! 2010
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Advance on AIDS Raises Questions as Well as Joy news in years was released here last week at a world conference on the disease: a vaginal gel, called a microbicide, that can be used without a
WN.com - Articles related to Tobacco Funds Shrink as Obesity Fight Intensifies 2010
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Researchers said yesterday that the gel, which is known as a microbicide and contains a prescription drug from US drugmaker Gilead Sciences, can sharply reduce HIV infections in women who use it before and after sex.
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A microbicide is a gel or a foam or a cream, vaginally applied for a period of time before and again after intercourse, which can prevent transmission of the virus.
Democracy Now! 2010
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Researchers said on Monday that the gel, which is known as a microbicide and contains a prescription drug from US drugmaker Gilead Sciences, can sharply reduce HIV infections in women who use it before and after sex.
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