Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pili-cide
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several substances that reduce the number of hairlike pili on the surface of bacteria and thus reduce its ability to adhere to human tissue.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pili Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English pilicide From pili + -cide.

Inflected Forms

pilicides (plural)

Questions

What does pilicide mean?: Any of several substances that reduce the number of hairlike pili on the surface of bacteria and thus reduce its ability to adhere to human tissue.
Where does pilicide come from?: Etymology tree English pili Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English pilicide From pili + -cide.

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