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photobactericidal

photobactericidal adjective: that kills photobacteria.

Adjective

photobactericidal (not comparable)

  1. That kills photobacteria
  2. That is bactericidal on exposure to light

Origin of photobactericidal

From photo- + bactericidal.

Questions about photobactericidal

What does photobactericidal mean?
Photobactericidal means that kills photobacteria.
What part of speech is photobactericidal?
Photobactericidal is an adjective.

Words near photobactericidal in the dictionary

  1. photoaversion
  2. photoaversive
  3. photoavoidance
  4. photobacteria
  5. photobacterial
  6. photobactericidal
  7. photobacteriosis
  8. photobacterium
  9. photobank
  10. photobanks
  11. photobaric

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