bactericidal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
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 bacteri(um) 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 -al English -cidal English bactericidal From bacteri(um) + -cidal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) That kills bacteria.
It would, therefore, have seemed a natural inference that the same agent would exert a similar bactericidal effect when added to other infectious body fluids.
1901 December 20, H. Watkins-Pitchford, “Rinderpest”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 21, page 641:
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a bactericide.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bacteriocidal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bacteriacidal | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
bacteriostatic · bacteristatic
Deriveds
cyanobactericidal · nonbactericidal · bactericidally · mycobactericidal · photobactericidal · microbactericidal
Translations (8)
ga baictéiricídeach (that kills bacteria) · cs baktericidní (that kills bacteria) · ru бактерици́дный (that kills bacteria) · pt bactericida (that kills bacteria) · ca bactericida (that kills bacteria) · pl bakteriobójczy (that kills bacteria) · hu baktericid (that kills bacteria) · es bactericida (that kills bacteria)