slimicide

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noun

Any pesticide designed to kill organisms that produce slime.

OriginEnglish slime ← Old English slīm ← Proto-Germanic *slīmą →
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Meanings

nounslimicide (plural slimicides)

plural slimicides

  1. Any pesticide designed to kill organisms that produce slime.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sley-
  2. Proto-Germanic*slīmą
  3. Old Englishslīm
  4. Englishslime
  5. Englishslimicide

From slime + -icide.

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Translations

Icelandic slímvarnarefni
  • slímvarnarefnipesticide designed to kill organisms that produce slime
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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