cytocidal

cytocidal
Causing the death of cells. [cyto- + L. caedo, to kill]

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cy·to·cid·al .sīt-ə-'sīd-əl adj killing or tending to kill individual cells <\cytocidal RNA viruses>

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cy·to·ci·dal (si″to-siґdəl) destructive to cells; cf. cytolytic and cytotoxic.

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