noun
- an agent that destroys or inactivates viruses
Usage: medical; scientific
Examples
- The laboratory tested several viricides against the flu virus.
- Hand sanitizers containing alcohol act as effective viricides.
- Researchers developed a new viricide to combat the outbreak.
- The disinfectant’s viricide properties made it useful in hospitals.
- UV light can serve as a natural viricide in water treatment.
- The viricide was applied to contaminated surfaces.