antimicrobial

noun

an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease

adjective

capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

Roots

antianti- · Greek · against mikrosmicro- · Greek · small biosbi- · Greek · life alis-al · Latin · pertaining to

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Where does antimicrobial come from?

The word antimicrobial breaks down into 4 roots of Greek and Latin origin: anti-, from Greek anti (“against”); micro, from Greek mikros (“small”); bi, from Greek bios (“life”); and -al, from Latin alis (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.