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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).
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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
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
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In reaching their conclusions, the researchers isolated nine different strains of bacteria that were shown to be resistant to the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 July 2025
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This reduces side effects and lowers the risk of antibiotic resistance.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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These impacts have been felt profoundly with more destructive fires, intense water shortages and flooding in California as well as in many other parts of the world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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He was charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists, Conspiracy to manufacture unregistered destructive devices and aiding and abetting the manufacture of unregistered destructive devices.—
Scott MacFarlane
July 6,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
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“Biocidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biocidal. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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