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bactericide en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪˌsaɪd/

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 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.

Meanings

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

Forms

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Relateds

bactericidin · bactericidal

Synonyms

bacteriocide · bacteriacide

Translations (13)

ga baictéiricíd (Any substance that kills bacteria) · pl bakteriocyd (Any substance that kills bacteria) · cs baktericid (Any substance that kills bacteria) · ca bactericida (Any substance that kills bacteria) · es bactericida (Any substance that kills bacteria) · ms bakterisid (Any substance that kills bacteria) · ru бактерицид (Any substance that kills bacteria) · uk бактерицид (Any substance that kills bacteria) · io bakteriocidivo (Any substance that kills bacteria) · is gerlabani (Any substance that kills bacteria) · fi bakterisidi (Any substance that kills bacteria) · is bakteríueyðir (Any substance that kills bacteria) · be бактэрыцыд (Any substance that kills bacteria)