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viricidal, a.|vaɪərɪˈsaɪdəl|
[f. virus + -i- + -cide + -al.]
Fatal to viruses. So ˈviricide2, a viricidal agent.
1924Brit. Jrnl. Exper. Path. V. 341 Spots in which no naked-eye change whatever has taken place owing to complete neutralization by viricidal serum have been removed for study. 1946J. R. Porter Bacterial Chem. & Physiol. iv. 225 The ideal disinfectant or viricide has not been discovered. 1970M. Skinner Old Rectory 2 Who'd bred a virus which no viricide Could cope with. 1981Appl. & Environmental Microbiol. XLII. 469 The results indicate that CAT may be an effective viricide against poliovirus type 2 in an acid medium. Ibid., The viricidal properties of CAT [sc. chloramine-T] and chlorine are compared. |