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heliocide

heliocide noun: any of a group of sesterterpenoid insecticides present in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum).

Noun

heliocide (plural heliocides)

  1. Any of a group of sesterterpenoid insecticides present in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

Forms of heliocide

pluralheliocides

Questions about heliocide

What does heliocide mean?
Heliocide means any of a group of sesterterpenoid insecticides present in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum).
What part of speech is heliocide?
Heliocide is a noun.
What is the plural of heliocide?
The plural of heliocide is heliocides.

Words near heliocide in the dictionary

  1. heliochromoscope
  2. heliochromoscopes
  3. heliochromotype
  4. heliochromotypes
  5. heliochromy
  6. heliocide
  7. heliocides
  8. heliodinid
  9. heliodinids
  10. heliodon
  11. heliodons

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