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biocidal

adjective
bio·​cid·​al | \ ˌbī-ə-ˈsī-dᵊl How to pronounce biocidal (audio) \

Definition of biocidal

: destructive to life

Examples of biocidal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Schuerger’s team is also expanding their tests to see how organisms respond to additional biocidal factors. — National Geographic, "Going to Mars Could Mess Up the Hunt for Alien Life," 25 Sep. 2016

First Known Use of biocidal

1897, in the meaning defined above

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