Viricide

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any substance that destroys or inactivates viruses.
  2. 2
    The act of killing one's husband. uncountable

    "The impious Danaides, Grecian ſtories tell, / For barbarous viricide, condemn’d to hell, / Pour ſtreams in leaky tubs for evermore, / Whoſe pervious bottoms ſpout at every pore: […]"

  3. 3
    an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses wordnet

Synonyms

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husbandicidemariticidevirucide

Example

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"The impious Danaides, Grecian ſtories tell, / For barbarous viricide, condemn’d to hell, / Pour ſtreams in leaky tubs for evermore, / Whoſe pervious bottoms ſpout at every pore: […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From virus + -icide.

Etymology 2

From Latin vir + -icide.

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