BIOCIDE


Meaning of BIOCIDE in English

— biocidal , adj.

/buy"euh suyd'/ , n.

any chemical that destroys life by poisoning, esp. a pesticide, herbicide, or fungicide.

[ 1945-50; BIO- + -CIDE ]

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