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viricide

[vahy-ruh-sahyd]

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Other Word Forms

  • viricidal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of viricide1

First recorded in 1945–50; vir(us) + -i- + -cide
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Example Sentences

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Jerome Robbins' controversial The Cage was temporarily banned in The Hague because of its unusual theme of spiderlike viricide, but few Dutch hairs were turned when it was finally performed.

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