- viricidal
- adjective Etymology: New Latin virus + English -i- + -cide Date: 1924 virucidal • viricide noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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viricidal — See viricide. * * * … Universalium
viricidal — adjective Of or pertaining to a viricide … Wiktionary
viricidal — SYN: virucidal. * * * vi·ri·ci·dal .vī rə sīd əl adj VIRUCIDAL * * * vi·ri·ci·dal (vi″rĭ siґdəl) virucidal … Medical dictionary
viricidal — vi·ri·ci·dal … English syllables
viricidal — adjective tending to destroy viruses • Syn: ↑virucidal • Pertains to noun: ↑virucide (for: ↑virucidal), ↑viricide • Derivationally related forms: ↑virucide … Useful english dictionary
viricide — viricidal, adj. /vuy reuh suyd /, n. virucide. [1945 50; VIR(US) + I + CIDE] * * * … Universalium
virucidal — adjective tending to destroy viruses • Syn: ↑viricidal • Pertains to noun: ↑virucide, ↑viricide (for: ↑viricidal) • Derivationally related forms: ↑virucide … Useful english dictionary
vi|ru|cid|al — «VY ruh SY duhl», adjective. = viricidal. (Cf. ↑viricidal) … Useful english dictionary
viricide — noun see viricidal … New Collegiate Dictionary
Viricide — may also refer to the killing of men or husbands, see gendercide. A viricide is a chemical agent which kills viruses outside the body. Since life in viruses is debatable to begin with, the term generally means an antiseptic which reliably… … Wikipedia
