oomycide

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noun

Any substance that kills oomycetes.

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Meanings

nounoomycide (plural oomycides)

plural oomycides

  1. Any substance that kills oomycetes.

    At 1–3 dpi, suppression of lesion expansion was significantly stronger as the dose of the oomycide was higher.

    2015 October 10, “The Novel Oomycide Oxathiapiprolin Inhibits All Stages in the Asexual Life Cycle of Pseudoperonospora cubensis - Causal Agent of Cucurbit Downy Mildew”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From oomycete + -cide.

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APA

oomycide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oomycide

MLA

“oomycide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oomycide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oomycide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oomycide.

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