- virucidal
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adjective
Etymology: New Latin, virus + English -cide
Date: 1925
having the capacity to or tending to destroy or inactivate viruses <virucidal agents> <virucidal activity> • virucide noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
virucidal
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virucidal — Destructive to a virus. SYN: viricidal. * * * vi·ru·cid·al .vī rə sīd əl adj having the capacity to or tending to destroy or inactivate viruses <virucidal activity> … Medical dictionary
virucidal — adjective Killing viruses … Wiktionary
virucidal — adj. killing viruses … English contemporary dictionary
virucidal — vi·ru·ci·dal … English syllables
virucidal — adjective tending to destroy viruses • Syn: ↑viricidal • Pertains to noun: ↑virucide, ↑viricide (for: ↑viricidal) • Derivationally related forms: ↑virucide … Useful english dictionary
virucide — virucidal, adj. /vuy reuh suyd /, n. an agent for destroying viruses. [VIRU(S) + CIDE] * * * … Universalium
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viricidal — SYN: virucidal. * * * vi·ri·ci·dal .vī rə sīd əl adj VIRUCIDAL * * * vi·ri·ci·dal (vi″rĭ siґdəl) virucidal … Medical dictionary
viricidal — adjective tending to destroy viruses • Syn: ↑virucidal • Pertains to noun: ↑virucide (for: ↑virucidal), ↑viricide • Derivationally related forms: ↑virucide … Useful english dictionary
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