Third-person singular present tense of degerm; removes germs from something.
From degerm (de- plus germ) plus -s for third-person singular.
The phrase 'soap degerms your hands' might sound old-fashioned, but it perfectly captures what soap does—it doesn't kill germs directly but degerms by making them slippery so water washes them away.
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