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candidacidal

candidacidal adjective: destructive to Candida species.

Adjective

candidacidal (comparative more candidacidal, superlative most candidacidal)

  1. destructive to Candida species
    • BD3 expression has been previously linked to IL-17-immunity to OPC, and this AMP also has intrinsic, direct candidacidal activity.2015 August 29, “C/EBPβ Promotes Immunity to Oral Candidiasis through Regulation of β-Defensins”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of candidacidal

comparativemore candidacidal
superlativemost candidacidal

Origin of candidacidal

From translingual Candida + -cidal.

Questions about candidacidal

What does candidacidal mean?
Candidacidal means destructive to Candida species.
What part of speech is candidacidal?
Candidacidal is an adjective.

Words near candidacidal in the dictionary

  1. candid
  2. candid camera
  3. candid cameras
  4. candida
  5. candida-like
  6. candidacidal
  7. candidacies
  8. candidacy
  9. candidaemia
  10. candidaemias
  11. candidal

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