germophobic

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Etymology[edit]

germ +‎ -o- +‎ -phobic

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germophobic (comparative more germophobic, superlative most germophobic)

  1. Morbidly afraid of germs.
    • 2009 August 16, Max Byrd, “Rosie and Friends”, in New York Times[1]:
      But it’s aglow with unforgettable characters like the bawdy boy who shares the young Prosper’s hospital ward and Prosper’s sad, germophobic mother.

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