nematocide

Or nem·a·ti·cide

[nem-uh-tuh-sahyd, ni-mat-uh-]

noun

1. a substance or preparation used for killing nematodes parasitic to plants.

Other Word Forms

• nematocidal adjective
• nematicidal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nematocide¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; nemato- + -cide