Viricide (Noun)
Meaning
An agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The new viricide was added to the hospital's disinfectant protocol to help prevent the spread of influenza.
- Researchers are working to develop a viricide that can effectively target and destroy the HIV virus.
- The company claims that their new product is a viricide that can kill 99.9% of all viruses on contact.
- The doctor prescribed a viricide to help treat the patient's viral infection.
- Scientists have discovered a natural viricide in a certain type of plant extract that shows promise in treating viral diseases.