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nanomicrobicide

nanomicrobicide noun: a microbicide encapsulated in nanoparticles.

Noun

nanomicrobicide (plural nanomicrobicides)

  1. A microbicide encapsulated in nanoparticles
    • The efficacy of our nanomicrobicides may have been restricted by the SHIV/macaque model, because siGag and siLTR are both target HIV sequences instead of SIV sequences.2015 September 26, “A Multiple siRNA-Based Anti-HIV/SHIV Microbicide Shows Protection in Both In Vitro and In Vivo Models”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of nanomicrobicide

pluralnanomicrobicides

Origin of nanomicrobicide

From nano- + microbicide.

Questions about nanomicrobicide

What does nanomicrobicide mean?
Nanomicrobicide means a microbicide encapsulated in nanoparticles.
What part of speech is nanomicrobicide?
Nanomicrobicide is a noun.
What is the plural of nanomicrobicide?
The plural of nanomicrobicide is nanomicrobicides.

Words near nanomicrobicide in the dictionary

  1. nanometrology
  2. nanometry
  3. nanomicellar
  4. nanomicelle
  5. nanomicelles
  6. nanomicrobicide
  7. nanomicrobicides
  8. nanomicroscopy
  9. nanomineral
  10. nanominerals
  11. nanomirror

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