coccicidal

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adjective

That kills cocci (spherical bacteria).

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Meanings

adjectivecoccicidal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebacteriologyThat kills cocci (spherical bacteria).

Origin

From cocc(us) + -icidal.

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APA

coccicidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coccicidal

MLA

“coccicidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coccicidal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coccicidal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coccicidal.

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