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limacide

limacide noun: any substance intended to kill gastropod molluscs (of the family Limacidae).

Noun

limacide (plural limacides)

  1. (Europe, rare) Any substance intended to kill gastropod molluscs (of the family Limacidae).
    • However, during 2004, the limacide Carakol (ai methaldehyde, 5%) was applied at the rate of 1 g/m 2 to a hedgerow along one side of the field plots, to prevent the cabbage plants being damaged by snails […]2008 October 27, Stanislav Trdan, “Yield of early white cabbage grown under mulch and non-mulch conditions with low populations of onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman)”, in International Journal of...
    • On the other hand, metaldehyde limacide Gardena was found ecologically safe because the LC₅₀ value was higher than its RAD and weight was not significantly changed.2014, M Jovana, “Effects of three pesticides on the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Savigny 1826) under laboratory conditions: Assessment of mortality, biomass and growth inhibition”, in European Journal...
    Synonyms:
    molluscicide

Synonyms of limacide

Forms of limacide

plurallimacides

Questions about limacide

What does limacide mean?
Limacide means any substance intended to kill gastropod molluscs (of the family Limacidae).
What part of speech is limacide?
Limacide is a noun.
What is the plural of limacide?
The plural of limacide is limacides.

Words near limacide in the dictionary

  1. limace
  2. limaceous
  3. limaces
  4. Limache
  5. limacid
  6. limacide
  7. limacides
  8. limacids
  9. limaciform
  10. limacine
  11. limacines

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