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sporicide

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sporicide /spo·ri·cide/ (spor´ĭ-sīd) an agent that destroys spores.sporici´dal
spo·ri·cide (spôr-sd)
n.
An agent that kills spores.
spori·cidal (-sdl) adj.
sporicide
[spôr′isīd]
Etymology: Gk, sporos + L, caedere, to kill
any agent effective in destroying spores, such as compounds of chlorine and formaldehyde, and the glutaraldehydes.
sporicide [spor´ĭ-sīd]
an agent that kills spores. adj., adj sporici´dal.
sporicide (spôr´sīd),
n a substance used to destroy spores.
sporicide
an agent that kills spores.
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