SEPTICIDAL


Meaning of SEPTICIDAL in English

Pronunciation: ˌ sep-t ə - ' s ī -d ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: New Latin septum + Latin -cidere to cut, from caedere

Date: 1819

: dehiscent longitudinally at or along a septum <a septicidal fruit>

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