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autodissemination

autodissemination noun: dissemination of an insecticide by introducing it into insects which are then released into the environment.

Noun

autodissemination (uncountable)

  1. dissemination of an insecticide by introducing it into insects which are then released into the environment
    • Such autodissemination of insecticide from resting sites to aquatic habitats via adult mosquitoes requires particularly potent larvicides, such as the pyriproxyfen (PPF) that interrupts normal development and metamorphosis of targeted mosquitoes.2015 July 18, “Predicting Scenarios for Successful Autodissemination of Pyriproxyfen by Malaria Vectors from Their Resting Sites to Aquatic Habitats; Description and Simulation Analysis of a...

Origin of autodissemination

From auto- + dissemination.

Questions about autodissemination

What does autodissemination mean?
Autodissemination means dissemination of an insecticide by introducing it into insects which are then released into the environment.
What part of speech is autodissemination?
Autodissemination is a noun.

Words near autodissemination in the dictionary

  1. autodispensers
  2. autodisseminate
  3. autodisseminated
  4. autodisseminates
  5. autodisseminating
  6. autodissemination
  7. autodissociate
  8. autodoc
  9. autodocking
  10. autodocs
  11. autodownload

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