Destructive to, or inimical to the development of micro-organisms: as, antimicrobic sera.
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adj. capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
n. an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
Word Usage
"Bordet's early studies showed that antimicrobic sera include two active substances, one existing before immunization, known as alexine, and the other a specific antibody created by vaccination: he developed a method of diagnosing microbes by sera."