ovicide

o·vi·cide

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-vuh-sahyd]
- /ˈoʊ vəˌsaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-vuh-sahyd]
- /ˈoʊ vəˌsaɪd/

Definitions of ovicide word

noun ovicide a substance or preparation, especially an insecticide, capable of killing egg cells. 1
noun ovicide the killing of sheep 0

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Origin of ovicide

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; ovi- + -cide

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Parts of speech for Ovicide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ovicide

ovicide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

ovicide usage trend in Literature

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