Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spirochetocidal

/ˌspaɪroʊˌkitəˈsaɪdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spiro-cheto-ci-dal
IPA: /ˌspaɪroʊˌkitəˈsaɪdəl/

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of spirocheticidal.

Example Sentences

"As the previously used chemotherapeutic agents have only proved themselves to be spirochetostatic and not spirochetocidal, the patient is liable to a delayed infection which may not become manifest for years."

Etymology

From spirochete + -cidal (with -o-).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: spirochete

Inflected Forms

more spirochetocidal (comparative) most spirochetocidal (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce spirochetocidal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌspaɪroʊˌkitəˈsaɪdəl/.
What does spirochetocidal mean?: Alternative form of spirocheticidal.
Where does spirochetocidal come from?: From spirochete + -cidal (with -o-).

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