biocidal

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Recent Examples of biocidal Developed in partnership with British company Indestructible Paint, the coating consists of that firm's conventional clear gloss resin along with a 2% concentration of a broad-spectrum biocidal agent known as chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX). Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2025 Schuerger’s team is also expanding their tests to see how organisms respond to additional biocidal factors. National Geographic, 25 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biocidal
Adjective
  • He was put in a hospital and given an antibiotic drip.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The antibiotic triggers a fatal self-sabotage in the bacteria.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • When the federal government reached an agreement with Alabama officials last October to address destructive flooding in the predominantly Black Shiloh community, residents thought their calls for help had finally been answered.
    Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Smart fabric for roads Road maintenance has long relied on visible surface wear or destructive core drilling to assess deeper damage.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Biocidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biocidal. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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