nanomicrobicide

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noun

A microbicide encapsulated in nanoparticles

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Meanings

nounnanomicrobicide (plural nanomicrobicides)

plural nanomicrobicides

  1. A microbicide encapsulated in nanoparticles

    The efficacy of our nanomicrobicides may have been restricted by the SHIV/macaque model, because siGag and siLTR are both target HIV sequences instead of SIV sequences.

    2015 September 26, “A Multiple siRNA-Based Anti-HIV/SHIV Microbicide Shows Protection in Both In Vitro and In Vivo Models”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From nano- + microbicide.

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nanomicrobicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanomicrobicide

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“nanomicrobicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanomicrobicide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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