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gametocide

gametocide noun: any substance that destroys gametes or gametocytes.

Noun

gametocide (plural gametocides)

  1. Any substance that destroys gametes or gametocytes.

Forms of gametocide

pluralgametocides

Origin of gametocide

From gamete + -o- + -cide.

Questions about gametocide

What does gametocide mean?
Gametocide means any substance that destroys gametes or gametocytes.
What part of speech is gametocide?
Gametocide is a noun.
What is the plural of gametocide?
The plural of gametocide is gametocides.

Words near gametocide in the dictionary

  1. gametime
  2. gametimes
  3. gameto-
  4. gameto-nucleus
  5. gametocidal
  6. gametocide
  7. gametocides
  8. gametocitaemia
  9. gametocydal
  10. gametocyst
  11. gametocysts

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