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spermicide

/ˈspɜː(ɹ)mɪsaɪd/

spermicide noun: a substance used for killing sperm.

Noun

spermicide (plural spermicides)

  1. A substance used for killing sperm.

spermicide meaning in Tamil

spermicide in Tamil

விந்தணுக்கொல்லி, விந்துக்கொல்லி

Synonyms of spermicide

Forms of spermicide

pluralspermicides

Origin of spermicide

From sperm + -icide.

Questions about spermicide

What does spermicide mean?
Spermicide means a substance used for killing sperm.
What is spermicide in Tamil?
Spermicide in Tamil is விந்தணுக்கொல்லி, விந்துக்கொல்லி. See Spermicide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spermicide?
Spermicide is a noun.
How do you pronounce spermicide?
Spermicide is pronounced /ˈspɜː(ɹ)mɪsaɪd/.
What is the plural of spermicide?
The plural of spermicide is spermicides.

Words near spermicide in the dictionary

  1. spermiation
  2. spermiations
  3. spermic
  4. spermicidal
  5. spermicidals
  6. spermicide
  7. spermicides
  8. spermidia
  9. spermidine
  10. spermidines
  11. spermidium

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spermicide (page history and authors); spermicide (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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