wormicide
wormicide noun: a substance that kills worms.
Noun
wormicide (countable and uncountable, plural wormicides)
- A substance that kills worms.
- Sal Tone is a medicated salt tonic wormicide and conditioner.1913 January 25, “Give Hogs Sal Tone and Watch ’em Grow”, in Missouri Ruralist with Which is Combined the Breeders Special: A Weekly Journal for Missouri Farmers and Breeders, volume XI, number 537...
- Worms get the upper hand when the balance of health is on the ebb. The use of wormicides when the animal has lost its vitality is detrimental to its life.1938, Report, Bombay (Province) Dept. of Agriculture, page 247
Examples of wormicide in a sentence
- Sizable quantities of livestock dips and wormicides are used—South Africa is a major producer of merine wool, butter, and cheese.1962 September–October, “Chemicals and Allied Products”, in Chemical and Rubber, volume 9, number 9, Washington, D.C.: U. S. Department of...
- Tubers are given to sheep as remedy for colic and also as wormicide.1997, Journal of Non-timber Forest Products, page 7:
Forms of wormicide
| plural | wormicides |
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Origin of wormicide
From worm + -icide.
Questions about wormicide
- What does wormicide mean?
- Wormicide means a substance that kills worms.
- How do you use wormicide in a sentence?
- Sizable quantities of livestock dips and wormicides are used—South Africa is a major producer of merine wool, butter, and cheese.
- What part of speech is wormicide?
- Wormicide is a noun.
- What is the plural of wormicide?
- The plural of wormicide is wormicides.
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