germophobic
adjEtymology From germ + -o- + -phobic.
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Morbidly afraid of germs.
- 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.2009 August 16, Max Byrd, “Rosie and Friends”, in New York Times:
- Related terms
- germophobia, germophobe