microbicide

mi·cro·bi·cide

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mahy-kroh-buh-sahyd]
- /maɪˈkroʊ bəˌsaɪd/
- /maɪkrˈəʊbɪsˌaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahy-kroh-buh-sahyd]
- /maɪˈkroʊ bəˌsaɪd/

Definitions of microbicide word

noun microbicide a substance or preparation for killing microbes. 1
noun microbicide Any substance that is harmful to and kills microorganisms. 1

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Origin of microbicide

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; microbe + -i- + -cide

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Parts of speech for Microbicide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Microbicide

microbicide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

microbicide usage trend in Literature

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