adjective
- capable of killing spores, especially bacterial spores
Usage: medical; scientific
Examples
- The sporicidal agent was effective against resistant bacterial spores.
- Hospital equipment requires sporicidal disinfection to prevent infections.
- This chemical has sporicidal properties that make it useful in sterilization.
- The sporicidal treatment eliminated all microbial contamination.
- Laboratory protocols call for sporicidal cleaning solutions.
- The new sporicidal compound showed promising results in testing.