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schizontocidal

schizontocidal is the alternative form of schizonticidal.

Meaning of schizonticidal

Adjective

schizonticidal (comparative more schizonticidal, superlative most schizonticidal)

  1. Destructive to schizonts (especially malaria).
    • Successive differentiation events lead to early gametocytes (stages I to III), susceptible to most of classical schizonticidal antimalarials.2015 August 29, “A New Set of Chemical Starting Points with Plasmodium falciparum Transmission-Blocking Potential for Antimalarial Drug Discovery”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about schizontocidal

What is schizontocidal the alternative form of?
Schizontocidal is the alternative form of schizonticidal.

Words near schizontocidal in the dictionary

  1. schizont
  2. schizontaemia
  3. schizonticidal
  4. schizonticide
  5. schizonticides
  6. schizontocidal
  7. schizontocide
  8. schizontocides
  9. schizonts
  10. schizopelmous
  11. schizopeltid

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