vibriocidaladj.
/vɪbrɪəʊˈsʌɪdəl/ Medicine.
Destructive to vibrios.
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vibriocidal1962
schizonticidal1963
1962 Jrnl. Immunol. 89 265/1 Complement is required for the vibriocidal effect.
1978 Nature 14 Dec. 709/1 Table 1 indicates a good correlation between protection to challenge and vibriocidal antibodies in the serum.
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adj.1962