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mycobactericidal

mycobactericidal adjective: destructive to mycobacteria.

Adjective

mycobactericidal (not comparable)

  1. Destructive to mycobacteria
    • Indeed, Type I IFNs have been shown to inhibit macrophage activation, thus discouraging mycobactericidal activities during Th1 immunity.2015 August 8, “AdHu5Ag85A Respiratory Mucosal Boost Immunization Enhances Protection against Pulmonary Tuberculosis in BCG-Primed Non-Human Primates”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of mycobactericidal

From myco- + bactericidal.

Questions about mycobactericidal

What does mycobactericidal mean?
Mycobactericidal means destructive to mycobacteria.
What part of speech is mycobactericidal?
Mycobactericidal is an adjective.

Words near mycobactericidal in the dictionary

  1. mycobacteremias
  2. mycobacteremic
  3. mycobacteria
  4. mycobacterial
  5. mycobacterially
  6. mycobactericidal
  7. mycobacteriocidal
  8. mycobacteriologic
  9. mycobacteriological
  10. mycobacteriologically
  11. mycobacteriologist

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