biocidaladj.
/bʌɪəˈsʌɪdl/, U.S. /ˌbaɪəˈsaɪd(ə)l/ That destroys living things; having the properties of a biocide.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [adjective]
atternc950
atteryc1000
venomousc1330
atteringc1400
poisonous1425
venenousc1425
malice1447
toxicatec1475
poisonable?a1505
empoisoning1526
venomful1544
poisonful1547
poisoning1561
infectious1585
poisonsome1590
banefula1593
poisony1605
toxical1607
aconic1623
mephitic1623
intoxicative1632
venefic1646
toxic1664
venene1665
venenose1673
virose1680
mephitical1704
venefical1716
septinous1875
virific1885
nocuous1890
biocidal1932
1932 U.S. Patent 1,851,952 2/1 Fireproofing and biocidal ingredients are..employed together.
1964 New Statesman 20 Mar. 440/1 If biocidal chemicals bring our countryside nearer the American pattern,..then our grandchildren may well be grateful.
2004 J. Emsley Vanity, Vitality, & Virility (2006) iv. 133 Just as textiles can be modified with various chemicals directly bonded to their fibres, such as dyes, UV filters,..and flame retardants, so there is no reason why biocidal molecules could not be so attached.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
adj.1932