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spirochetocidal

/ˌspaɪroʊˌkitəˈsaɪdəl/

spirochetocidal is the alternative form of spirocheticidal.

Meaning of spirocheticidal

Adjective

spirocheticidal (comparative more spirocheticidal, superlative most spirocheticidal)

  1. Killing spirochetes.
    • Penicillin was found to be actively spirocheticidal in vitro against the Reiter, Kazan, Nichols, and Noguchi strains of so called S. pallida, and a strain of mouth spirochetes.1944, H Eagle, AD Musselman, “The spirocheticidal action of penicillin in vitro and its temperature coefficient”, in Journal of Experimental Medicine, volume 80, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, pages 493–505
    Synonyms:
    spirochetolytic

Forms of spirochetocidal

comparativemore spirochetocidal
superlativemost spirochetocidal

Origin of spirochetocidal

From spirochete + -cidal (with -o-).

Questions about spirochetocidal

What is spirochetocidal the alternative form of?
Spirochetocidal is the alternative form of spirocheticidal.
How do you pronounce spirochetocidal?
Spirochetocidal is pronounced /ˌspaɪroʊˌkitəˈsaɪdəl/.

Words near spirochetocidal in the dictionary

  1. spirochetes
  2. spirochetic
  3. spirocheticidal
  4. spirocheticide
  5. spirocheticides
  6. spirochetocidal
  7. spirochetocide
  8. spirochetocides
  9. spirochetolysin
  10. spirochetolysins
  11. spirochetolysis

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