Limacide
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any substance intended to kill gastropod molluscs (of the family Limacidae). Europe, rare
"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 […]"
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More examples"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 […]"
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