biocide en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈbaɪəʊsaɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbaɪoʊsaɪd/ (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any action or substance that can destroy living organisms.
[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.
1991, Thomas Berry; Thomas Clarke; Stephen Dunn and Anne Lonergan, editors, Befriending the Earth: A Theology of Reconciliation between Humans and the Earth, Mystic, Conn.: Twenty-Third Publications, ISBN 978-0-89622-471-1; quoted in Cristina Vanin, “Attaining Harmony with the Earth”, in John C. Haughey, editor, In Search of the Whole: Twelve Essays on Faith and Academic Life, Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2011, ISBN 978-1-58901-781-8, page 184
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| biocides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
germicide · amebicide · rodenticide · bactericide · fungicide · biocidal · miticide · molluscicide · insecticide · spermicide · algicide · herbicide · pesticide · viricide
Translations (9)
pt biocida (any substance that can destroy living organisms) · es biocida (any substance that can destroy living organisms) · fr biocide (any substance that can destroy living organisms) · ga bithicíd (any substance that can destroy living organisms) · ca biocida (any substance that can destroy living organisms) · pl biocyd (any substance that can destroy living organisms) · nl biocide (any substance that can destroy living organisms) · de Biozid (any substance that can destroy living organisms) · fi biosidi (any substance that can destroy living organisms)