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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary

U.S. Department of Agriculture

biocides

Subject Category: W Physical and Chemical Sciences
Definition: Natural or synthetic chemical substances used to kill living organisms.
Definition Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
RDF/XML Format:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/148552.rdf
Persistent URI:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/148552
Used For: biocidal agents; biocidal compounds; biocidal products; biocidal substances
Broader Term: technical chemicals
Narrower Term: disinfectants
Related Term: agrochemicals; anti-infective agents; antifouling agents; antiparasitic agents; pesticides; preservatives; pyrithiones
Spanish: biocidas
Term Number: 148552

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