microbicidal

microbicidal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English microbe
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-der.
Proto-Italic *kaidō
Latin caedō
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -a
Latin -cīdader.
Middle French -cidebor.
English -cide
English microbicide
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English microbicidal

    From microbicide + -al.

    Adjective

    microbicidal (comparative more microbicidal, superlative most microbicidal)

    1. Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a microbicide

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    Noun

    microbicidal (plural microbicidals)

    1. Such a material

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