MICROBICIDES Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

microbicides

noun

plural of microbicide

as in insecticides

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Noun

Use Insecticides Control chiggers with insecticides like diatomaceous earth (DE), which is a natural insecticide that causes insects to dry out and die.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026

Definition of insecticides

Noun

That includes the 30x30 program to conserve 30% of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030, advanced protections for wetlands and new efforts to rein in the use of harmful pesticides and single-use plastic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Means, along with his sister, came to prominence within the MAHA movement by arguing that ultraprocessed foods, additives and pesticides could be blamed for many of the chronic health conditions facing Americans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pesticides

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If warmer temperatures mean more weeds, in turn leading to more herbicides, then these chemicals could drift over to nearby natural areas, already a significant problem in Illinois, Zaya said.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2026
Pesticides and herbicides come under scrutiny In one of Ladera’s parks this month Brody’s father watched as volunteer researchers fanned out across the grass with shovels and latex gloves.

— Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of herbicides

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