单词 | biocontrol |
释义 | > as lemmasbiocontrol biocontrol n. Brit. /ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)kənˌtrəʊl/ , U.S. /ˈbaɪoʊkənˌtroʊl/ [compare Russian biokontrol′ (1935 or earlier, originally with reference to controlling the drying of tea by using biological compounds or organisms)] (a) control of, or by means of, biological compounds, organisms, etc.; spec. control of pests or pathogens using living organisms; = biological control at biological adj. and n. Compounds; (b) an organism used for this purpose.ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > population > [noun] > control of biological control1920 biocontrol1955 1955 AIBS Bull. 5 17/1 Most of these [pharmaceutical] products..require in some phase of manufacture the work of biologists, either for bio-control or, for some part of their synthesis, as..the antibiotics and certain vitamins. 1964 BioScience June 61/1 Special issue on biocontrols and pesticides. 1997 Infection & Immunity 65 4281 B[urkholderia] cepacia is currently being developed as a biocontrol agent for large-scale agricultural release. 2005 A. Burdick Out of Eden (2006) xxi. 274 You might release an insect for biocontrol and it doesn't establish. < as lemmas |
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