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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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The common antibiotic clindamycin was among the drugs that had the longest-lasting effects, while penicillin only led to small, temporary microbiome changes.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The good news is that the impact of occasional antibiotic treatment on the microbiome is usually short-lived.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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No hurricane made landfall in the US in 2025, but Matt Brannon of Insurify pointed to the toll from severe convective storms, which can produce tornadoes, hail and destructive winds.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Melissa brought heavy rainfall and flooding, damaging storm surge, and destructive winds to portions of eastern Cuba, just one month after the island was pounded by Hurricane Imelda a month earlier, the National Hurricane Center, part of the National Weather Service, concluded in its final report.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Biocidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biocidal. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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