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Term	Vocabulary	Vocabulary Type	Definitions
biocide	Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: A substance capable of destroying (killing) living organisms.
Biocide	I-BEAM Glossary of Terms	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: Any poison that kills a living organism.
Biocide	Mold - Glossary of Terms	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: A substance or chemical that kills organisms such as mold.
Specialty Biocides	Pesticides Glossary	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: In this report, estimates are provided for end uses as follows: swimming pools, spas and industrial water treatment (excludes chlorine/hypochlorites which are reported separately); disinfectants and sanitizers (including industrial/institutional applications and household cleaning products); and other specialty biocides (including biocides for adhesives and sealants, leather, synthetic latex polymers, metal working fluids, paints and coatings, petroleum products, plastics and textiles). These are categories of end usage which are covered by FIFRA. There are other end uses of specialty biocides which are regulated under FFDCA and are not covered in this report. (such as hospital/medical antiseptics, food/feed preservatives and for cosmetics/toiletries).
Biocide	EPA EV-Chemical Substances-Chemical Roles	Taxonomy	Definition 1: A substance or chemical that kills organisms such as mold. [Mold - Glossary of Terms] Definition 2: In hydraulic fracturing, a biocide like glutaraldehyde is used to keep bacteria from growing in the well. Definition 3: A substance capable of destroying (killing) living organisms.[Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms]

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