perimicrobial

perimicrobial

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.
Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der.
English peri-
English microbe
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisder.
Old French -ialder.
Middle English -ial
English -ial
English microbial
English perimicrobial

    From peri- + microbial.

    Adjective

    perimicrobial (not comparable)

    1. Surrounding a microbe; especially surrounding a bacterium within a higher organism.

    Derived terms

    • perimicrobial membrane
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