viricidal

1. 1.

   tending to destroy viruses

   Synonymsvirucidal

Questions about viricidal

What does viricidal mean?

viricidal means "tending to destroy viruses".

How many syllables are in viricidal?

viricidal has 4 syllables: vi-ri-ci-dal. The stress falls on "ri".

What is another word for viricidal?

Close synonyms include virucidal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is viricidal a common word?

viricidal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.