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Recent Examples of microbicide
The research involved whether a vaginal microbicide was useful against AIDS, which was rampant in South Africa.
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Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020
Another ingredient, the microbicide nonoxynol-9, has also been found to disrupt the balance of vaginal flora.
—Sofia Barrett-Ibarria, Allure, 21 Sep. 2018
Today, other types of microbicides are being developed such as a vaginal ring that emits a very different anti-HIV drug.
—Washington Post, 1 June 2017
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020
Another ingredient, the microbicide nonoxynol-9, has also been found to disrupt the balance of vaginal flora.
—Sofia Barrett-Ibarria, Allure, 21 Sep. 2018
Today, other types of microbicides are being developed such as a vaginal ring that emits a very different anti-HIV drug.
—Washington Post, 1 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microbicide
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Among them: pesticides flowing from nearby farms, heavy metals like mercury and arsenic and chemicals like PFAS (a.k.a.Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
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Sprayers are used to apply pesticides, growth regulators, and nutrients to ensure a healthy crop.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rodenticides and insecticides are extremely harmful if pets ingest them directly or eat affected pests.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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The carcinogenic insecticide did not show up in a single unregulated product.Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Post-emergent herbicides can be used more selectively, but also pose environmental risks, including toxicity to birds, bees, and mammals that consume or contact them.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
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Fennimore specializes in vegetables, for which there are few herbicide options, and there are fewer still for organic growers.Michelle Weber, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2024
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To raise healthy plants, conventional horticulture banked on the intensive use of chemicals such as fungicides to ward off all kinds of diseases.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Although the dangers of fungicides are still being studied, they are linked to developmental delays in children and hormonal disruptions in adults.Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Microbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microbicide. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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