Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microbicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-bi-cide
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance that is harmful to and kills microorganisms.

Etymology

Etymology tree English microbe 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 microbicide From microbe + -cide.

Inflected Forms

microbicides (plural)

Derived Forms

antimicrobicide microbicidal nanomicrobicide

Frequently Paired Words

microbe

Questions

What does microbicide mean?: Any substance that is harmful to and kills microorganisms.
Where does microbicide come from?: Etymology tree English microbe 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 microbicide From microbe + -cide.

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