bactericide

Questions

How do you pronounce bactericide?

The recorded pronunciation is /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪˌsaɪd/.

What does bactericide mean?

Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.

Where does bactericide come from?

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriumbor. English bacterium Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English bactericide From bacterium + -cide.

How to pronounce bactericide

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