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Meaning of biocide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbaɪəʊsaɪd

Definitions

Any action or substance that can destroy living organisms.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Català biocida
Deutsch Biozid Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel
Español biocida
Suomi biosidi
Français biocide biocide
Gaeilge bithicíd
Nederlands biocide
Polski biocyd
Português biocida

Examples

“[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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

biocircuit biocitizenship bioclast bioclaustration bioclim bioclimate

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