molluscicide

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noun

A substance that kills molluscs.

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Meanings

nounmolluscicide (plural molluscicides)

plural molluscicides

  1. A substance that kills molluscs.
verbmolluscicide (third-person singular simple present molluscicides, present participle mollusciciding, simple past and past participle molluscicided)

present singular third person molluscicides · participle present mollusciciding · participle past molluscicided · past molluscicided

  1. To kill molluscs.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
limacide

Origin

From mollusc + -cide.

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Translations

Dutch slakkenbestrijdingsmiddel
  • slakkenbestrijdingsmiddelsubstance that kills molluscs
Icelandic lindýraeitur
  • lindýraeitursubstance that kills molluscs
Cite this entry
APA

molluscicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molluscicide

MLA

“molluscicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molluscicide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molluscicide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molluscicide.

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