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VIRICIDAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does viricidal mean?
• VIRICIDAL (adjective)
The adjective VIRICIDAL has 1 sense:
1. tending to destroy viruses
Familiarity information: VIRICIDAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to destroy viruses
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
viricidal; virucidal
Pertainym:
viricide (an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses)
Derivation:
viricide (an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses)
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