biocidal
/ˌbaɪə(ʊ)ˈsaɪdəl/adjective
biocidal is spelled B-I-O-C-I-D-A-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, biocidal means “Able to kill living organisms, especially microorganisms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in biocidal?
| Letters | 8: B-I-O-C-I-D-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is biocidal?
Biocidal appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce biocidal?
- /ˌbaɪə(ʊ)ˈsaɪdəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-biocidal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with biocidal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as biocidal.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: diabolic.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of biocidal
- more biocidal comparative
- most biocidal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biocidal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to kill living organisms, especially microorganisms
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Biocidal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense able to kill living organisms:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | biocida |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.