Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microbiocidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-bio-ci-dal
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

biocidal towards microbes

Example Sentences

"Concentrations of 70-500 ppm HSP had a pronounced effect on metabolic activity while the equivalent concentrations of ionic silver (50- 375 ppb) had a negligible effect, demonstrating that the microbiocidal activity of HSP was due to peroxide rather than silver."

Etymology

From micro- + biocidal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Derived Forms

nonmicrobiocidal

Questions

What does microbiocidal mean?: biocidal towards microbes
Where does microbiocidal come from?: From micro- + biocidal.

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