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viricidal

viricidal adjective: of or pertaining to a viricide (killing of a husband). Also the alternative form of virucidal.

Adjective

viricidal (comparative more viricidal, superlative most viricidal)

  1. Of or pertaining to a viricide (killing of a husband)

Also used as

viricidal is also the alternative form of virucidal.

Forms of viricidal

comparativemore viricidal
superlativemost viricidal

Origin of viricidal

From Latin vir + English -i- + -cidal.

From viri- + -cide.

Questions about viricidal

What does viricidal mean?
Viricidal means of or pertaining to a viricide (killing of a husband).
What part of speech is viricidal?
Viricidal is an adjective.

Words near viricidal in the dictionary

  1. virialize
  2. virialized
  3. virializes
  4. virializing
  5. virials
  6. viricidal
  7. viricide
  8. viricides
  9. virid
  10. viridenomycin
  11. viridescence

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