Etymology

anticyanobacterial

Today it means: Active against cyanobacteria. Full definition →

English cyanobacterial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishcyanobacteria
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishcyanobacterial
  11. English todayanticyanobacterial

From anti- + cyanobacterial.

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