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VIRUCIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does virucide mean?
• VIRUCIDE (noun)
The noun VIRUCIDE has 1 sense:
1. an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses
Familiarity information: VIRUCIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
viricide; virucide
Hypernyms ("virucide" is a kind of...):
agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)
Derivation:
virucidal (tending to destroy viruses)
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