adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to a viricide (killing of a husband)
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Standard Lemma guide
viricidal
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adj
Meaning 2
Alternative form of virucidal.
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adjective
Meaning 3
tending to destroy viruses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: virucidal
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin vir English -i- Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English -cidal English viricidal From Latin vir + English -i- + -cidal.
From viri- + -cide.