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noun
Any substance that destroys or inactivates viruses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of killing one's husband.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: husbandicide, mariticide
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: virucide
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agent
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English -icide English viricide From virus + -icide.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh1-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Italic *wiros Latin vir English -icide English viricide From Latin vir + English -icide.
Across languages
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