spermatocide

spermatocide
spermatocidal, adj.
/sperr mat"euh suyd', sperr"meuh teuh-/, n.
spermicide.

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  • spermatocide — sper·mato·cide …   English syllables

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  • -cide — ♦ Élément, du lat. cædere « tuer » : coricide, fratricide, génocide, homicide, insecticide, parricide, régicide, suicide. cide élément, du lat. caedes, caedis, action d abattre, meurtre . ⇒ CIDE, suff. Suff. issu du verbe lat. caedere dont il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sper|mi|cide — «SPUR muh syd», noun. = spermatocide. (Cf. ↑spermatocide) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nonoxynols — IUPAC name 2 [2 (4 nonylphenoxy)ethoxy]ethanol …   Wikipedia

  • spermatocidal — See spermatocide. * * * …   Universalium

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  • spermat- — spermat(o) , spermo ♦ Éléments, du gr. sperma, spermatos « semence, graine ». spermat(o) , sperme, spermo éléments, du gr. sperma, spermatos, semence, graine . ⇒SPERMAT(O) , SPERMO , SPERMA , (SPERMAT , SPERMATO )élém. formants Élém. tirés du gr …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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