Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phytocide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phy-to-cide
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agent that kills plants, such as weedkiller.

Etymology

From phyto- + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

phytocides (plural)

Synonyms

herbicide

Questions

What does phytocide mean?
An agent that kills plants, such as weedkiller.
Where does phytocide come from?
From phyto- + -cide.

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