"pilicide" meaning in All languages combined

See pilicide on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pilicides [plural]
Etymology: From pili + -cide. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pili|cide|id2=killer}} pili + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun}} pilicide (plural pilicides)
  1. (chemistry) Any of several substances that reduce the number of hairlike pili on the surface of bacteria and thus reduce its ability to adhere to human tissue. Categories (topical): Chemistry

Inflected forms

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