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nematocidal

nematocidal adjective: acting as a nematocide; fatal to nematodes.

Adjective

nematocidal (comparative more nematocidal, superlative most nematocidal)

  1. Acting as a nematocide; fatal to nematodes.

Forms of nematocidal

comparativemore nematocidal
superlativemost nematocidal
alternative formnematicidal

Origin of nematocidal

From nemato- + -cidal.

Questions about nematocidal

What does nematocidal mean?
Nematocidal means acting as a nematocide; fatal to nematodes.
What part of speech is nematocidal?
Nematocidal is an adjective.

Words near nematocidal in the dictionary

  1. nematocalyces
  2. nematocalyx
  3. nematoceran
  4. nematocerans
  5. nematocerous
  6. nematocidal
  7. nematocide
  8. nematocides
  9. nematocin
  10. nematocyst
  11. nematocystic

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