microbicidal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English microbe

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti

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-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

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

Derived terms

• antimicrobicidal

Translations

of, pertaining to, or functioning as a microbicide

• Catalan: microbicida
• Greek: μικροβιοκτόνος (el) (mikrovioktónos)
• Italian: microbicida (it)
• Spanish: microbicida

Noun

microbicidal (plural microbicidals)

1. Such a material

See also

• microstatic