Words that rhyme with germicidal
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bactericidal
adj 1: preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms [syn: bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal] -
bridal
adj 1: of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows" [syn: bridal, nuptial, spousal] 2: of or pertaining to a bride; "bridal gown" n 1: archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [syn: bridal, espousal] -
bridle
n 1: headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control 2: the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" [syn: bridle, check, curb] v 1: anger or take offense; "She bridled at his suggestion to elope" 2: put a bridle on; "bridle horses" [ant: unbridle] 3: respond to the reins, as of horses -
fungicidal
adj 1: capable of destroying fungi [syn: fungicidal, antifungal] -
homicidal
adj 1: characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being ; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs" [syn: homicidal, murderous] -
idle
adj 1: not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind" [ant: busy] 2: without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" [syn: baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild] 3: not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands" [syn: idle, unused] 4: silly or trivial; "idle pleasure"; "light banter"; "light idle chatter" [syn: idle, light] 5: lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; "idle talk"; "a loose tongue" [syn: idle, loose] 6: not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds" [syn: dead, idle] 7: not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work" [syn: idle, jobless, out of work] n 1: the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; "the car engine was running at idle" v 1: run disconnected or idle; "the engine is idling" [syn: idle, tick over] [ant: run] 2: be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" [syn: idle, laze, slug, stagnate] [ant: work] -
idol
n 1: a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" [syn: idol, graven image, god] 2: someone who is adored blindly and excessively [syn: idol, matinee idol] 3: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn: paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal] -
idyll
n 1: an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll 2: a musical composition that evokes rural life [syn: pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl] 3: a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life [syn: eclogue, bucolic, idyll, idyl] -
sidle
v 1: move unobtrusively or furtively; "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log" 2: move sideways [syn: sidle, sashay] -
spermicidal
adj 1: destructive to spermatozoa -
suicidal
adj 1: dangerous to yourself or your interests; "suicidal impulses"; "a suicidal corporate takeover strategy"; "a kamikaze pilot" [syn: self-destructive, suicidal] -
tidal
adj 1: of or relating to or caused by tides; "tidal wave" -
unbridle
v 1: remove the bridle from (a horse or mule) [ant: bridle] -
intertidal
adj 1: of or relating to the littoral area above the low-tide mark -
fratricidal
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herbicidal
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matricidal
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parricidal
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patricidal
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regicidal
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genocidal
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barmecidal
See also germicidal definition and germicidal synonyms
