Viricide

Viricide

:"viricide may also refer to the killing of men or husbands, see gendercide."A viricide is a chemical agent which "kills" viruses outside the body. Since "life" in viruses is debatable to begin with, the term generally means an antiseptic which reliably deactivates or destroys a virus.

Since the spermicide Nonoxynol-9 also shows some viricidal activity, many health experts recommended the use of spermicidally lubricated condoms for increased protection against HIV transmission. However subsequent studies have shown that it can in fact increase the risk of infection [http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/microbicides/microbicides/en/] .


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  • viricide — [vī′rə sīd΄] n. [< VIR(US) + i + CIDE] alt. sp. of VIRUCIDE viricidal [vī′rəsī′dəl] adj …   English World dictionary

  • viricide — noun see viricidal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • viricide — (vir i saīd) An agent that inactivates viruses so that they cannot reproduce within host cells …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • viricide — viricidal, adj. /vuy reuh suyd /, n. virucide. [1945 50; VIR(US) + I + CIDE] * * * …   Universalium

  • viricide — noun a) Any substance that destroys or inactivates viruses b) The act of killing ones husband. See Also: viricidal …   Wiktionary

  • viricide — SYN: virucide. * * * vi·ri·cide vī rə .sīd n VIRUCIDE * * * vi·ri·cide (viґrĭ sīd) virucide …   Medical dictionary

  • viricide — killing of viruses; killing of men or of husbands Killing and Killers …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • viricide — vi·ri·cide …   English syllables

  • viricide — vi•ri•cide [[t]ˈvaɪ rəˌsaɪd[/t]] n. pha virucide vi ri•cid′al, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • viricide — noun an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses • Syn: ↑virucide • Derivationally related forms: ↑virucidal (for: ↑virucide), ↑viricidal • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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