VIRICIDE

viricide, virucide

(noun) an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

viricide (plural viricides)

(medicine) Any substance that destroys or inactivates viruses.

Etymology 2

Noun

viricide (plural viricides)

The act of killing one's husband.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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