Antipathogenic

/ˌæn.tɪ.pæ.θəˈdʒɛn.ɪk/ adjective

Opposing or preventing the action or development of pathogens; having the quality of fighting disease-causing organisms.

From anti- + pathogenic (disease-producing). The -ic suffix converts this into an adjective form, which became the standard medical term rather than the noun antipathogen, following medical English's preference for -ic adjectives.

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