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biocidal

/ˌbaɪə(ʊ)ˈsaɪdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
bio-ci-dal
IPA
/ˌbaɪə(ʊ)ˈsaɪdəl/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to kill living organisms, especially microorganisms

Inflected Forms

more biocidal (comparative) most biocidal (superlative)

Derived Forms

microbiocidal nonbiocidal

Frequently Paired Words

biocide

Questions

How do you pronounce biocidal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbaɪə(ʊ)ˈsaɪdəl/.
What does biocidal mean?
Able to kill living organisms, especially microorganisms

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