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pneumocidal

pneumocidal adjective: that kills pneumococci.

Adjective

pneumocidal (not comparable)

  1. That kills pneumococci

Origin of pneumocidal

From pneumo- + -cidal.

Questions about pneumocidal

What does pneumocidal mean?
Pneumocidal means that kills pneumococci.
What part of speech is pneumocidal?
Pneumocidal is an adjective.

Words near pneumocidal in the dictionary

  1. pneumocandins
  2. pneumocardiographic
  3. pneumocenteses
  4. pneumocentesis
  5. pneumocephalus
  6. pneumocidal
  7. pneumococcal
  8. pneumococci
  9. pneumococcic
  10. pneumococcoses
  11. pneumococcosis

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