# antimicrobial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkɹəʊ.bi.əl/ · frequency rank #28,453

## Definitions
1. Tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes.
2. Inhibiting the growth of microbes.
3. Preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes.

## Etymology
From anti- + microbe + -ial.

## Common misspellings (19)
`anitmicrobial`, `anntimicrobial`, `antiimcrobial`, `antimcirobial`, `antimiccrobial`, `antimicorbial`, `antimicrboial`, `antimicrobail`, `antimicrobbial`, `antimicrobiall`, `antimicrobila`, `antimicroibal`, `antimicrrobial`, `antimircobial`, `antimmicrobial`, `antmiicrobial`, `anttimicrobial`, `atnimicrobial`, `natimicrobial`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/antimicrobial