photovirucidal

English

Etymology

photo- +‎ virucidal

Adjective

photovirucidal (not comparable)

  1. Virucidal only (or especially) in the presence of light.
    • 2003, M Wainwright, “Local treatment of viral disease using photodynamic therapy”, in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents:
      Recent activity in the field of blood product disinfection has been based on a photovirucidal approach, with the requirement that the other microbial branches are also susceptible.
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