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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare, Europe) Any substance intended to kill gastropod molluscs (of the family Limacidae)..
However, during 2004, the limacide Carakol (ai methaldehyde, 5%) was applied at the rate of 1 g/m 2 to a hedgerow along one side of the field plots, to prevent the cabbage plants being damaged by snails […]
On the other hand, metaldehyde limacide Gardena was found ecologically safe because the LC₅₀ value was higher than its RAD and weight was not significantly changed.
Use limacide when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Limacide means (rare, Europe) Any substance intended to kill gastropod molluscs (of the family Limacidae)..
Common synonyms include molluscicide.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
However, during 2004, the limacide Carakol (ai methaldehyde, 5%) was applied at the rate of 1 g/m 2 to a hedgerow along one side of the field plots, to prevent the cabbage plants being damaged by snails […]
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