Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viruscide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vir-us-cide
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of viricide.

Example Sentences

"A new viruscide that sticks to surfaces for up to 30 days has been applied to all Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express trains, as well as at stations and staff areas."

Etymology

From virus + -cide.

Inflected Forms

viruscides (plural)

Questions

What does viruscide mean?: Alternative form of viricide.
Where does viruscide come from?: From virus + -cide.

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