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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viricide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vi-ri-cide
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance that destroys or inactivates viruses.

noun

The act of killing one's husband.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English -icide English viricide From virus + -icide.

Usage

Inflected Forms

viricides (plural) virucide (alternative) viruscide (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

virucidal viricidal uxoricide

Synonyms

husbandicide mariticide virucide

Questions

What does viricide mean?
Any substance that destroys or inactivates viruses.
Where does viricide come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weys- Proto-Indo-European *wisós Proto-Italic *weizos Latin vīrusbor. Middle English virus English virus English -icide English viricide From virus + -icide.

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