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acaricide

US/əˈkɛɹ.əˌsid/

acaricide noun: any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).

Noun

acaricide (plural acaricides)

  1. Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).
    • “Twelve pesticides commonly applied to citrus groves are slated for study in the project’s plots,” reports Tom S. Bellows, UC Riverside assistant entomologist. They include four acaricides (Morestan, Kelthane, Pictran, Vendex), four thripsicides (Cygon, Carzol, Orthene, Sabadilla), and four...1983 May 26, “Pesticide residue effects under study”, in The Californian, volume 25, number 16, Temecula, Calif., page A-11
    • Diagnostic doses of six acaricides (fenothiocarb, endosulfan, chlorfenapyr, tebufenpyrad, cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen) resulted in a 68.0~71.8% mortality rate (on average) in the test mite populations, whereas the remaining six acaricides (monocrotophos, omethoate, bifenthrin, abamectin...2015 November 7, “Phenotypic- and Genotypic-Resistance Detection for Adaptive Resistance Management in Tetranychus urticae Koch”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

acaricide meaning in Tamil

acaricide in Tamil

மென்னுண்ணிக் கொல்லி, சிறு பூச்சிக் கொல்லி, தோல்பூச்சிக் கொல்லி, சிலந்திக் கொல்லி

Forms of acaricide

pluralacaricides

Origin of acaricide

From acarid + -cide (“killer”).

Words formed from acaricide

Questions about acaricide

What does acaricide mean?
Acaricide means any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).
What is acaricide in Tamil?
Acaricide in Tamil is மென்னுண்ணிக் கொல்லி, சிறு பூச்சிக் கொல்லி, தோல்பூச்சிக் கொல்லி. See Acaricide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acaricide?
Acaricide is a noun.
How do you pronounce acaricide?
Acaricide is pronounced /əˈkɛɹ.əˌsid/ (US).
What is the plural of acaricide?
The plural of acaricide is acaricides.

Words near acaricide in the dictionary

  1. acarian
  2. acarians
  3. acariases
  4. acariasis
  5. acaricidal
  6. acaricide
  7. acaricides
  8. acarid
  9. acaridan
  10. acaridans
  11. acaridean

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