Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photovirucidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-toviru-ci-dal
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Virucidal only (or especially) in the presence of light.

Example Sentences

"Recent activity in the field of blood product disinfection has been based on a photovirucidal approach, with the requirement that the other microbial branches are also susceptible."

Etymology

From photo- + virucidal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: photo

Questions

What does photovirucidal mean?: Virucidal only (or especially) in the presence of light.
Where does photovirucidal come from?: From photo- + virucidal.

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