molluscicide

noun

mol·​lus·​ci·​cide mə-ˈlə-skə-ˌsīd  -ˈlə-sə- 

: an agent for destroying mollusks (such as snails)

molluscicidal

mə-ˌlə-skə-ˈsī-dᵊl 

-ˌlə-sə-

adjective

Examples of molluscicide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The biopesticide is the first environmentally safe molluscicide to use inside power plants. — Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022

The material could even be distributed to the mussels similarly to Zequanox engineering, which involved a frame and tarp system to pump the molluscicide underwater. — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2021

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Mollusca + English -i- + -cide

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for molluscicide

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide

Medical Definition

molluscicide

noun

mol·​lus·​ci·​cide mə-ˈləs-(k)ə-ˌsīd 

variants also molluscacide

-ˈləs-kə- 

: an agent for destroying mollusks (as snails)

molluscicidal

-ˌləs-(k)ə-ˈsīd-ᵊl 

adjective

also molluscacidal

-ˌləs-kə-