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coccicide

coccicide noun: any substance that kills cocci (spherical bacteria).

Noun

coccicide (plural coccicides)

  1. Any substance that kills cocci (spherical bacteria).

Forms of coccicide

pluralcoccicides

Origin of coccicide

From cocc(us) + -i- + -cide.

Questions about coccicide

What does coccicide mean?
Coccicide means any substance that kills cocci (spherical bacteria).
What part of speech is coccicide?
Coccicide is a noun.
What is the plural of coccicide?
The plural of coccicide is coccicides.

Words near coccicide in the dictionary

  1. cocci
  2. Coccia
  3. Coccias
  4. coccic
  5. coccicidal
  6. coccicide
  7. coccicides
  8. coccid
  9. coccidia
  10. coccidial
  11. coccidian

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