-cidal

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-cidal

(word root) kill

Examples of words with the root -cidal: suicidal

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No surprise, benzoyl peroxide brought diversity down as it is "-cidal" to everything (even our cells).

Pilot study finds a more diverse microbiome in preadolescents with acne, compared with controls

The oocysts, after the initial exposure to herbal extracts, were washed clean and reincubated to establish whether any inhibition of sporulation was a true -cidal (lethal) effect rather than a reversible -stasis (growth).

In vitro Efficacy of Herbal Extracts against Eimeria tenella

Nitrofurantoin may be either bacterio-static or -cidal in action, depending on the concentration and susceptibility of the infecting organism, and exerts its effects by inhibiting DNA, RNA, protein and cell wall synthesis.

Antimicrobial susceptibility of organisms causing community-acquired urinary tract infections in gauteng province, south Africa

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