zineb

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/ˈzɪnɛb/

noun

An organic fungicide and insecticide sprayed on cereal grasses, fruit trees, etc.

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Meanings

nounzineb (countable and uncountable, plural zinebs)

plural zinebs

  1. countableuncountableAn organic fungicide and insecticide sprayed on cereal grasses, fruit trees, etc.

Origin

From “zinc ethylene bisdithiocarbamate”, its chemical name.

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Translations

French zinèbe
  • zinèbefungicide

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bizen
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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