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phytoncide

phytoncide noun: any volatile antimicrobial compound given off by a plant, especially one that prevents it from being eaten.

Noun

phytoncide (plural phytoncides)

  1. Any volatile antimicrobial compound given off by a plant, especially one that prevents it from being eaten.

Forms of phytoncide

pluralphytoncides

Questions about phytoncide

What does phytoncide mean?
Phytoncide means any volatile antimicrobial compound given off by a plant, especially one that prevents it from being eaten.
What part of speech is phytoncide?
Phytoncide is a noun.
What is the plural of phytoncide?
The plural of phytoncide is phytoncides.

Words near phytoncide in the dictionary

  1. phytomyxean
  2. phytomyxid
  3. phytomyxids
  4. phyton
  5. phytonadione
  6. phytoncide
  7. phytoncides
  8. phytonematicide
  9. phytonematicides
  10. phytonematode
  11. phytonematodes

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