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nanomicrobicide

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English

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Etymology

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From nano- +‎ microbicide.

Noun

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nanomicrobicide (plural nanomicrobicides)

  1. A microbicide encapsulated in nanoparticles
    • 2015 September 26, “A Multiple siRNA-Based Anti-HIV/SHIV Microbicide Shows Protection in Both In Vitro and In Vivo Models”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The efficacy of our nanomicrobicides may have been restricted by the SHIV/macaque model, because siGag and siLTR are both target HIV sequences instead of SIV sequences.