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biocide|ˈbaɪəsaɪd|
[f. bio- + -cide.]
(See quots.); spec. a pesticide.
1947E. M. Greenberg in Sat. Rev. Lit. 30 Aug. 21/3 ‘Biocide’, or destruction of the tissues of the human body, is caused by all the unphysiologic habits that civilization has imposed upon the human race. 1963W. G. Holbrook in Sat. Rev. 19 Jan. 23, I have encountered the term ‘biocide’ used in a context similar to genocide..namely, the destruction of living species by indirect chemical, or, for that matter, nuclear, poisons. 1963R. L. Carson Silent Spring ii. 7 Can anyone believe it is possible to lay down such a barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all life? They should not be called ‘insecticides’, but ‘biocides’. 1968Proc. 1st Int. Biodeterioration Symposium ix. 511 The toxicity and hazards of the biocide to higher forms of life must be considered.
Add: Hence bioˈcidal a., having or designating the properties of a biocide.
1954Jrnl. Appl. Chem. IV. 314 Possibilities for practical applications of organo-tin compounds as a consequence of their biocidal properties. 1964New Statesman 20 Mar. 440/1 If biocidal chemicals bring our countryside nearer the American pattern,..then our grandchildren may well be grateful. 1991Discover Mar. 10/3 Thiarubrine A, a potent biocidal agent that passes easily through the lining of the mouth but would be rendered ineffective by stomach acids if swallowed. |