Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oomycide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oomy-cide
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance that kills oomycetes.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From oomycete + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: oomycete

Inflected Forms

oomycides (plural)

Questions

What does oomycide mean?: Any substance that kills oomycetes.
Where does oomycide come from?: From oomycete + -cide.

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