Home › Words › D › degermationdegermationdegermation means reducing the number of microbes.EtymologyFrom de- + germ + -ation.nounReducing the number of microbes.e.g.“The use of alcohols and tinctures as antiseptics is limited for these reasons, but they have valuable applications in the degermation of normal skin surfaces […]” — 1969, Marion E. Wilson, Helen Eckel Mizer, Microbiology in nursing practice:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.degermed 68% match — From which the germ has been removed vs degermation →degerm 67% match — To remove the germ from (a cereal grain etc.). vs degermation →antigerm 63% match — Countering germs. vs degermation →dehelminthization 57% match — The removal of parasitic worms from the infected host. vs degermation →disinfectation 56% match — disinfection vs degermation →detersion 56% match — The act of deterging or cleansing. vs degermation →germproof 56% match — Resistant to germs. vs degermation →degerminator 55% match — A device that separates the germ from the husk of a cereal grain. vs degermation →