Nematicide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any pesticide designed to kill nematodes (roundworms).

    "Villagers use the nematicides Furadan and Mocap mostly in banana cultivation, whereas Basudin and Sevin are the most frequently used agrochemicals applied exclusively on nonbanana crops."

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"Villagers use the nematicides Furadan and Mocap mostly in banana cultivation, whereas Basudin and Sevin are the most frequently used agrochemicals applied exclusively on nonbanana crops."

Etymology

From nemati- + -cide; compare nematocide.

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