bactericidally

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adverb

In a bactericidal manner.

“the bactericidally active ingredient”

OriginEnglish bactericidal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin caedō →
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Meanings

adverbbactericidally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a bactericidal manner.

    the bactericidally active ingredient

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
  2. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  3. New Latinbactērium
  4. Englishbacteri(um)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  7. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  8. Latincaedō
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishbactericidal
  12. Englishbactericidally

From bactericidal + -ly.

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Translations

Polish bakteriobójczo
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APA

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Chicago

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