biocide

/ˈbaɪoʊsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

"[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."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English biocide From bio- + -cide.

biocides (plural)

biocidal algicide amebicide bactericide fungicide germicide herbicide insecticide

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How do you pronounce biocide?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaɪoʊsaɪd/.

What does biocide mean?

Any action or substance that can destroy living organisms.

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