Etymology

slimicide

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Today it means: Any pesticide designed to kill organisms that produce slime. Full definition →

English slime ← Old English slīm ← Proto-Germanic *slīmą
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sley-
  2. Proto-Germanic*slīmą
  3. Old Englishslīm
  4. Englishslime
  5. English todayslimicide

From slime + -icide.

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