Meanings
adjectivecyanobactericidal (not comparable)
- not comparableThat kills cyanobacteria
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱwey-
- Proto-Hellenic*kúwanos
- Ancient Greekκῠ́ᾰνος (kŭ́ănos)
- Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
- Englishcyano-
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactērium
- Englishbacteri(um)
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
- Proto-Italic*kaidō
- Latincaedō
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishbactericidal
- Englishcyanobactericidal
From cyano- + bactericidal.
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APA
cyanobactericidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanobactericidal
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“cyanobactericidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanobactericidal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanobactericidal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanobactericidal.
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