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viricide

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any substance that destroys or inactivates viruses.
  2. The act of killing one's husband.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Françaisvirucide
Portuguêsviricidavirucida
Italianoviricide
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Examples

“The impious Danaides, Grecian ſtories tell⟳, / For barbarous viricide, condemn’d to hell, / Pour⟳ ſtreams in leaky tubs for evermore, / Whoſe pervious bottoms ſpout at every pore: […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Virid viridenomycin Viridescence Viridescent viridian viridibufagin

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