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121ger|mi|cid|al — «JUR muh SY duhl», adjective. killing germs: »a germicidal spray. Germicidal lamps on the walls emit ultraviolet light rays (New York Times) …
122ger|mi|cide — «JUR muh syd», noun. any substance that kills germs, especially disease germs. Disinfectants and fungicides are germicides …
123ger|mi|cul|ture — «JUR muh KUHL chuhr», noun. the culture of germs; artificial cultivation of germs in studying diseases …
124ger|mi|na|bil|i|ty — «JUR muh nuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the condition of being germinable …
125ger|mi|na|ble — «JUR muh nuh buhl», adjective. that can be germinated; ready to germinate …
126ger|mi|nant — «JUR muh nuhnt», adjective. germinating …
127ger|mi|na|tion — «JUR muh NAY shuhn», noun. a starting to grow or develop; sprouting. Germination takes place when seeds are warm and moist and have a supply of oxygen …
128ger|mi|na|tive — «JUR muh NAY tihv», adjective. 1. capable of germinating: »The germinative power of a seed…is destroyed by fire (F. Hall). 2. having to do with germination …