Defn: Germicide.
GERMICIDE
Ger"mi*cide, a. Etym: [Germ +L. caedere to kill.] (Biol.)
Defn: Destructive to germs; — applied to any agent which has a destructive action upon living germs, particularly bacteria, or bacterial germs, which are considered the cause of many infectious diseases. — n.
Defn: A germicide agent.
GERMINAL
Ger"mi*nal, a. Etym: [See Germ.]
Defn: Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal vesicle. Germinal layers (Biol.), the two layers of cells, the ectoblast and entoblast, which form respectively the outer covering and inner wall of the gastrula. A third layer of cells, the mesoblast, which is formed later and lies between these two, is sometimes included. — Germinal membrane. (Biol.) Same as Blastoderm. — Germinal spot (Biol.), the nucleolus of the ovum. — Germinal vesicle, (Biol.) , the nucleus of the ovum of animals.
GERMINAL
Ger`mi*nal", n. Etym: [F. See Germ .]
Defn: The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 — 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See VendÉmiaire.
GERMINANT
Ger"mi*nant, a. Etym: [L. germinans, p. pr.]
Defn: Sprouting; sending forth germs or buds.