strobilurin

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noun

Any of a group of chemical compounds used agriculturally as fungicides.

Origintranslingual Strobilurus tenacellus →
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Meanings

nounstrobilurin (countable and uncountable, plural strobilurins)

plural strobilurins

  1. countableuncountableAny of a group of chemical compounds used agriculturally as fungicides.

Origin

  1. translingualStrobilurus tenacellus
  2. Englishstrobilurin

From translingual Strobilurus tenacellus, from which they are derived + -in. By surface analysis, strobil- + -ure (“tail”) + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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