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electricidal

electricidal adjective: describing the killing of bacteria by means of an electric current.

Adjective

electricidal (comparative more electricidal, superlative most electricidal)

  1. Describing the killing of bacteria by means of an electric current

Forms of electricidal

comparativemore electricidal
superlativemost electricidal

Origin of electricidal

From electr- + -icidal.

Questions about electricidal

What does electricidal mean?
Electricidal means describing the killing of bacteria by means of an electric current.
What part of speech is electricidal?
Electricidal is an adjective.

Words near electricidal in the dictionary

  1. electrician
  2. electrician's knot
  3. electrician's knots
  4. electricians
  5. electricianship
  6. electricidal
  7. electricities
  8. electricity
  9. electricity meter
  10. electricity meters
  11. electricity pylon

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