Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mothicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: moth-i-cide
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance that kills moths.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"DON’T BURN YOUR MONEY / By using inferior mothicides in storing your winter clothing."
"Tons of naphthalene, paradichlorbenzene, camphor, and other reputed “mothicides” have been employed to kill moths."
"Wool and mixed-wool clothing in storage must be protected from damage by moths. The standard methods of protecting clothing are: a. Initial treatment of such cloting with mothicide or insecticide by the manufacturer with additional treatment at the depot when the clothing is repacked or baled. b. Use of mothicide or insecticide in the bins of the loose issue room to protect the unpackaged clothing."

Etymology

From moth + -icide.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: moth

Usage

Inflected Forms

mothicides (plural)

Questions

What does mothicide mean?: A substance that kills moths.
Where does mothicide come from?: From moth + -icide.

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