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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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If taking a quinolone antibiotic and calcium, be sure to take the antibiotic two hours before or two hours after taking the calcium supplement.—
Kirstyn Hill,
Health,
5 Feb. 2026
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While companies are required to report antibiotic use, the EPA does not publicly release detailed data until months later.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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From heating food quickly to baking delicious cakes, the microwave oven is used for a constructive purpose by millions today, far from the destructive intentions for which its technology was invented.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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Both sides could merely leave things alone for the moment, which would be the least destructive option for now.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Biocidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biocidal. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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