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amoebicidal

amoebicidal adjective: relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.

Adjective

amoebicidal

  1. Relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.

Forms of amoebicidal

alternative formamœbicidal
alternative formamebicidal

Origin of amoebicidal

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

Questions about amoebicidal

What does amoebicidal mean?
Amoebicidal means relating to substances which could destroy amoebae.
What part of speech is amoebicidal?
Amoebicidal is an adjective.

Words near amoebicidal in the dictionary

  1. amoebians
  2. amoebiases
  3. amoebiasis
  4. amoebic
  5. amoebic dysentery
  6. amoebicidal
  7. amoebicide
  8. amoebicides
  9. amoebid
  10. amoebids
  11. amoebiform

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