mycobactericidal

adjective

Destructive to mycobacteria

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

adjectivemycobactericidal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDestructive to mycobacteria

    Indeed, Type I IFNs have been shown to inhibit macrophage activation, thus discouraging mycobactericidal activities during Th1 immunity.

    2015 August 8, “AdHu5Ag85A Respiratory Mucosal Boost Immunization Enhances Protection against Pulmonary Tuberculosis in BCG-Primed Non-Human Primates”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

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

From myco- + bactericidal.

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

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Chicago

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