BIOCIDAL Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

biocidal

adjective

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as in antibiotic

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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

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But trying is worth it, for both patients and stemming the rise of antibiotic resistance, says Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, a researcher at the Rwanda Biomedical Center and study co-author.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
As a result, very few investors are willing to finance R&D, especially the mid- to late-stages of antibiotic development, where costs and risks soar.

— Henry Skinner, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026