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amebicidal

amebicidal is the alternative form of amoebicidal.

Meaning of amoebicidal

Adjective

amoebicidal

  1. Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.

Origin of amebicidal

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amebicide + -al = ameb- + -icide + -al.

Questions about amebicidal

What is amebicidal the alternative form of?
Amebicidal is the alternative form of amoebicidal.

Words near amebicidal in the dictionary

  1. amebean
  2. amebiases
  3. amebiasis
  4. amebic
  5. amebic dysentery
  6. amebicidal
  7. amebicide
  8. amebicides
  9. amebid
  10. amebids
  11. amebiform

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