antibacterial

IPA: æntibæktˈɪriʌɫ

Examples of "antibacterial" in Sentences

They douse their children’s hands in antibacterial gel.
Xylitol is a sugar alcohol that is antibacterial, which is why it is in gums that dentists recommend.
A lot of people pay a lot of money for those soaps that are called antibacterial specifically, and for good reason.
The main ingredients in the product—water, aloe vera, calendula, glycerin, vitamin E—were soothing and probably benign but the essential oils described as antibacterial might have been the irritant.
"The public deserves to know that these so-called antibacterial products are no more effective in preventing infections than regular soap and water and may, in fact, be dangerous to their health in the long run."
These companies put alcohol in their mouthwash as a flavor carrier, to provide some "burn and bite," and to give a short-term antibacterial shot to your mouth (and it is short-term ... trust me; mouthwash is not necessary, or even very effective, in combating bad breath or the like.)