adjective
- having the ability to destroy or inactivate viruses
Usage: medical; scientific
Examples
- The hospital uses viricidal disinfectants to clean surfaces.
- Researchers tested the viricidal properties of the new compound.
- Hand sanitizers with viricidal agents help prevent viral transmission.
- The viricidal treatment effectively eliminated the virus from the sample.
- Medical equipment requires viricidal cleaning between patients.
- Scientists developed a viricidal coating for high-touch surfaces.