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Where does “bacteriocidal” come from?

bacteriocidal (English) comes from English bactericidal, from English -cidal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.

bacteriocidal (English): Alternative spelling of bactericidal

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of bactericidal

Ancestry of “bacteriocidal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbactericidalThat kills bacteria; Of or pertaining to a...
2English-cidalUsed to make adjectives corresponding to nouns...
3English-ál—
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “bacteriocidal”

  • mycobacteriocidal
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