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formicide

/ˈfɔːmɪsʌɪd/

formicide noun: a substance that kills ants.

Noun

formicide (countable and uncountable, plural formicides)

  1. A substance that kills ants
    Synonyms:
    anticide
  2. The killing of ants
    • Each category of formicide is driven by an utterly distinct motive. But if you were an ant, you might not care about these fine distinctions.2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 599

Synonyms of formicide

Forms of formicide

pluralformicides

Origin of formicide

Combining form of Latin formīca (“ant”) + -cide.

Questions about formicide

What does formicide mean?
Formicide means a substance that kills ants.
What part of speech is formicide?
Formicide is a noun.
How do you pronounce formicide?
Formicide is pronounced /ˈfɔːmɪsʌɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of formicide?
The plural of formicide is formicides.

Words near formicide in the dictionary

  1. formication
  2. formications
  3. formicative
  4. formicatory
  5. formicid
  6. formicide
  7. formicides
  8. formicids
  9. formiciform
  10. formicine
  11. formicines

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