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viricide

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[vahy-ruh-sahyd] / ˈvaɪ rəˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. virucide.


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Etymology

Origin of viricide

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


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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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