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pilicide

pilicide noun: any of several substances that reduce the number of hairlike pili on the surface of bacteria and thus reduce its ability to adhere to human tissue.

Noun

pilicide (plural pilicides)

  1. Any of several substances that reduce the number of hairlike pili on the surface of bacteria and thus reduce its ability to adhere to human tissue.

Forms of pilicide

pluralpilicides

Origin of pilicide

From pili + -cide.

Questions about pilicide

What does pilicide mean?
Pilicide means any of several substances that reduce the number of hairlike pili on the surface of bacteria and thus reduce its ability to adhere to human tissue.
What part of speech is pilicide?
Pilicide is a noun.
What is the plural of pilicide?
The plural of pilicide is pilicides.

Words near pilicide in the dictionary

  1. pili torti
  2. piliated
  3. piliation
  4. Pilibhit
  5. Pilibosian
  6. pilicide
  7. pilicides
  8. pilicock
  9. pilicocks
  10. pilid
  11. pilidia

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