VIRICIDAL Capable of killing viruses; viricides are substances that kill viruses, viricidal is the present participle form, viricided is the past tense form, viricider is the agent noun form, viricidest is the superlative form, and viricidally is the adverb form. Rephrased: Able to destroy viruses; viricides are compounds that can eliminate viruses, with viricidal being the action form, viricided indicating past action,
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Word: VIRICIDAL
Length: 9 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
The word VIRICIDAL can be used in various contexts. As a valid Scrabble word, it can be played on the Scrabble board according to standard game rules.