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VIRICIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does viricide mean?
• VIRICIDE (noun)
The noun VIRICIDE has 1 sense:
1. an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses
Familiarity information: VIRICIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
viricide; virucide
Hypernyms ("viricide" is a kind of...):
agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)
Derivation:
viricidal (tending to destroy viruses)
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