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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.
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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.
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National Geographic,
25 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biocidal
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Rutherford is careful to note that there are many big steps between this discovery and having a new antibiotic regimen in clinics.
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In little kids, that ecosystem is still getting built, and it can be shaped by a bunch of things like the birth experience, how the feeding journey goes, antibiotic exposure, what the environment looks like, and when solid foods start being introduced.
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Historically, the country has experienced destructive earthquakes, including the 1967 Caracas earthquake, which killed hundreds and caused severe damage in the capital.
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Since her passing, Sonoma County experienced the most destructive wildfires in California history in 2017, only for another, more destructive fire to surpass it a year later.
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“Biocidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biocidal. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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