spirocheticidal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌspaɪroʊˌkitɪˈsaɪdəl/
Etymology
From spirochete + -icidal.
Meanings
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Killing spirochetes.
Penicillin was found to be actively spirocheticidal in vitro against the Reiter, Kazan, Nichols, and Noguchi strains of so called S. pallida, and a strain of mouth spirochetes.
1944, H Eagle, AD Musselman, “The spirocheticidal action of penicillin in vitro and its temperature coefficient”, in Journal of Experimental Medicine, volume 80, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, pages 493–505:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more spirocheticidal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| spirochetocidal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most spirocheticidal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |