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biocontrol

/bˌaɪəkˈɑntɹɑl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
bio-con-trol
IPA
/bˌaɪəkˈɑntɹɑl/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To exercise such control

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English control English biocontrol From bio- + control.

Usage

Inflected Forms

biocontrols (plural) biocontrols (present, singular) biocontrolling (participle, present) biocontrolled (participle, past) biocontrolled (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce biocontrol?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˌaɪəkˈɑntɹɑl/.
What does biocontrol mean?
The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens
Where does biocontrol come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English control English biocontrol From bio- + control.

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