Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

candidacidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-di-daci-dal
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

destructive to Candida species

Example Sentences

"BD3 expression has been previously linked to IL-17-immunity to OPC, and this AMP also has intrinsic, direct candidacidal activity."

Etymology

From translingual Candida + -cidal.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mul:Candida

Inflected Forms

more candidacidal (comparative) most candidacidal (superlative)

Questions

What does candidacidal mean?: destructive to Candida species
Where does candidacidal come from?: From translingual Candida + -cidal.

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