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sporicide
[ spawr-uh-sahyd, spohr- ]
/ ĖspÉr ÉĖsaÉŖd, ĖspoŹr- /
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noun
a substance or preparation for killing spores.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sporicide
spoĀ·riĀ·cidĀ·al, adjectiveWords nearby sporicide
spore case, spore fruit, sporeling, spore print, spori-, sporicide, sporidium, sporiferous, Spork, sporo-, sporoagglutination
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Medical definitions for sporicide
sporicide
[ spĆ“rā²Ä-sÄ«dā² ]
n.
An agent that kills spores.
Other words from sporicide
spoā²riā¢cidā²al (-sÄ«dā²l) adj.The American HeritageĀ® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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