microbicide

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Recent Examples of microbicide The research involved whether a vaginal microbicide was useful against AIDS, which was rampant in South Africa. Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020 Another ingredient, the microbicide nonoxynol-9, has also been found to disrupt the balance of vaginal flora. Sofia Barrett-Ibarria, Allure, 21 Sep. 2018 Today, other types of microbicides are being developed such as a vaginal ring that emits a very different anti-HIV drug. Washington Post, 1 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microbicide
Noun
  • The species was on the endangered list for nearly four decades – from 1970 to 2009 – because of exposure to the pesticide DDT, and they’re still protected.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • State lawmakers in Georgia and North Dakota have passed bills that would protect pesticide manufacturers from the same kind of legal liability that held Bayer responsible for Barnes’ cancer.
    John Klar, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The chief causes of the decline include habitat destruction, drier and hotter climate because of climate change and insecticide use.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Control Asian psyllids; apply an insecticide labeled for citrus at each flush of growth.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There are several types of pre-emergent herbicides available.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike farms where fields stacked next to each other can become contaminated from non-organic herbicides, the Anderson Ranch property can remain neutral ground.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Subsequent research found that the fungicide Azoxystrobin gave good results in killing the fungus, not just suppressing it.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Otherwise, use of a fungicide labeled for rust control on ornamentals would be helpful.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025

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“Microbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microbicide. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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