Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flukicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flu-ki-cide
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance that kills fluke worms.

Example Sentences

"To adhere to withdrawal periods the main time for flukicide treatments is during the dry period for spring-calving herds, which in Ireland coincides with housing during November until February in the majority of the herds."

Etymology

From fluke + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fluke

Inflected Forms

flukicides (plural)

Questions

What does flukicide mean?: Any substance that kills fluke worms.
Where does flukicide come from?: From fluke + -cide.

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