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spermicidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
sper-mi-ci-dal
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the ability to kill sperm.

noun

A spermicide.

Etymology

Etymology tree English spermicide Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English spermicidal From spermicide + -al.

Inflected Forms

spermicidals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ovicidal ovicide

Synonyms

spermaticidal spermatocidal spermaticide

Questions

What does spermicidal mean?
Having the ability to kill sperm.
Where does spermicidal come from?
Etymology tree English spermicide Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English spermicidal From spermicide + -al.

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