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/jerrm"proohf'/, adj.not vulnerable to the action or penetration of germs.[1900-05; GERM + -PROOF]
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germproof — adjective Date: 1879 impervious to the penetration or action of germs … New Collegiate Dictionary
germproof — adjective Resistant to germs … Wiktionary
germproof — germ·proof jərm prüf adj impervious to the penetration or action of germs … Medical dictionary
germproof — adj. uncontaminable, not vulnerable to germs; sterile … English contemporary dictionary
germproof — germ•proof [[t]ˈdʒɜrmˌpruf[/t]] adj. not vulnerable to the action or penetration of germs • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
germproof — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : impervious to the penetration or action of germs * * * /jerrm proohf /, adj. not vulnerable to the action or penetration of germs. [1900 05; GERM + PROOF] … Useful english dictionary
harmless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. innocent, innocuous, inoffensive. See innocence, safety, goodness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Usually said of persons ] Syn. inoffensive, naive, simple; see kind 1 . 2. [ Usually said of things ]… … English dictionary for students
germ|proof — «JURM PROOF», adjective. not easily penetrated by germs; resistant to germs: »a germproof room … Useful english dictionary
