photovirucidal

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adjective

Virucidal only (or especially) in the presence of light.

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Meanings

adjectivephotovirucidal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableVirucidal only (or especially) in the presence of light.

    Recent activity in the field of blood product disinfection has been based on a photovirucidal approach, with the requirement that the other microbial branches are also susceptible.

    2003, M Wainwright, “Local treatment of viral disease using photodynamic therapy”, in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Origin

From photo- + virucidal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photovirucidal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photovirucidal.

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