mollusciciden.
/məˈlʌskᵻsʌɪd/, U.S. /məˈləskəˌsaɪd/ A substance used to kill molluscs.
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1948 Jrnl. Parasitol. 24 Suppl. 33 (heading) Results of screening tests on chemicals as molluscicides.
1965 New Scientist 22 Apr. 229/2 No efforts had previously been made to wipe out the snails with molluscicides.
1972 Country Life 2 Mar. 527/3 A new molluscicide spray is now being used..to eradicate the pest.
1988 J. C. Bell et al. Zoonoses 88 Apply molluscicides to wet areas in spring or early summer.
1992 Farmers Weekly 14 Aug. 44/1 Slugs will have to contend with novel chemistry this autumn, in the form of Genesis, a recently approved molluscicide.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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