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dicyclanil

/daɪˈsɪklənɪl/

dicyclanil noun: an insect growth regulator primarily used in veterinary medicine to prevent and control blowfly strike in sheep. It functions by inhibiting the development of fly larvae, thereby reducing infestations.

Noun

dicyclanil (uncountable)

  1. An insect growth regulator primarily used in veterinary medicine to prevent and control blowfly strike in sheep. It functions by inhibiting the development of fly larvae, thereby reducing infestations.
    • Objective To assess a ready-to-use formulation of dicyclanil to prevent blowfly strike on Merino sheep under Australian conditions.1999 July, FL BOWEN, P FISARA, P JUNQUERA, DT KEEVERS, RH MAHONEY, HR SCHMID, “Long-lasting prevention against blowfly strike using the insect growth regulator dicyclanil”, in Australian Veterinary...
    • Castration wounds in cattle that have insect growth regulators, such as dicyclanil, have high success rates of preventing the establishment of C. bezziana.2025 January 25, Wikipedia contributors, “Chrysomya bezziana”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation

Questions about dicyclanil

What does dicyclanil mean?
Dicyclanil means an insect growth regulator primarily used in veterinary medicine to prevent and control blowfly strike in sheep. It functions by inhibiting the development of fly larvae, thereby reducing infestations.
What part of speech is dicyclanil?
Dicyclanil is a noun.
How do you pronounce dicyclanil?
Dicyclanil is pronounced /daɪˈsɪklənɪl/.

Words near dicyclanil in the dictionary

  1. dicyanoimidazoles
  2. dicyanomethylene
  3. dicyanomethylenes
  4. dicyanovinylene
  5. dicyanovinylenes
  6. dicyclanil
  7. dicycle
  8. dicycles
  9. dicyclic
  10. dicyclohexyl
  11. dicyclohexylamide

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