Biocide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbaɪəʊsaɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Biocide is a noun meaning Any action or substance that can destroy living organisms.
Meaning
Any action or substance that can destroy living organisms.
Example Sentences
[T]here is the inability of the Christian world to respond in any effective way to the destruction of the planet. […] There is this terrible lack of concern for biocide or geocide. We have no moral principles to deal with them. […] Somehow, when I was quite young, I saw the beginning of biocide and geocide.
Word Forms
- biocides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include biocidal, biolysis, biocrime, speciocide, biotreatment, biodegradation.
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