Meanings
adjectivemicrobicidal (comparative more microbicidal, superlative most microbicidal)
comparative more microbicidal · superlative most microbicidal
- Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a microbicide
Origin
- Englishmicrobe
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
- Proto-Italic*kaidō
- Latincaedō
- Englishmicrobicide
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishmicrobicidal
From microbicide + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan microbicida
- microbicidaof, pertaining to, or functioning as a microbicide
Greek μικροβιοκτόνος
- μικροβιοκτόνος (mikrovioktónos)of, pertaining to, or functioning as a microbicide
Italian microbicida
- microbicidaof, pertaining to, or functioning as a microbicide
Spanish microbicida
- microbicidaof, pertaining to, or functioning as a microbicide
Cite this entry
APA
microbicidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microbicidal
MLA
“microbicidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microbicidal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microbicidal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microbicidal.
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