Synonyms & related words for biocide

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of biocide. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to biocide

Explore words related to biocide — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include biocidal, fungicidally, germicide, disulfoton, fungicide, miticide, bactericide, algaecide. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does biocide come from?

The word biocide breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: bio, from Greek bios (“life”); and -cide, from Latin caedere (“to kill, cut down”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.