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vi⋅ru⋅cide

[vahy-ruh-sahyd]
–noun
an agent for destroying viruses.

Origin:
viru(s) + -cide


vi⋅ru⋅cid⋅al, adjective
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Main Entry: vi·ru·cid·al
Pronunciation: "vI-r&-'sId-&l
Function: adjective
: having the capacity to or tending todestroy or inactivate viruses <virucidal activity>

Main Entry: vi·ru·cide
Pronunciation: 'vI-r&-"sId
Function: noun
: an agent having the capacity to destroy or inactivate viruses calledalso viricide
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virucidal vi·ru·cid·al (vī'rə-sīd'l)
adj.
Destructive to viruses.

virucide vi·ru·cide (vī'rə-sīd')
n.
Variant of viricide.

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