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oomycide

oomycide noun: any substance that kills oomycetes.

Noun

oomycide (plural oomycides)

  1. Any substance that kills oomycetes.
    • At 1–3 dpi, suppression of lesion expansion was significantly stronger as the dose of the oomycide was higher.2015 October 10, “The Novel Oomycide Oxathiapiprolin Inhibits All Stages in the Asexual Life Cycle of Pseudoperonospora cubensis - Causal Agent of Cucurbit Downy Mildew”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of oomycide

pluraloomycides

Origin of oomycide

From oomycete + -cide.

Questions about oomycide

What does oomycide mean?
Oomycide means any substance that kills oomycetes.
What part of speech is oomycide?
Oomycide is a noun.
What is the plural of oomycide?
The plural of oomycide is oomycides.

Words near oomycide in the dictionary

  1. oomycete
  2. oomyceteous
  3. oomycetes
  4. oomyceticidal
  5. oomycetous
  6. oomycide
  7. oomycides
  8. oomycote
  9. oomycotes
  10. oon
  11. Oona

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