Home › Words › O › oomycideoomycideoomycide means any substance that kills oomycetes.EtymologyFrom oomycete + -cide.nounAny substance that kills oomycetes.e.g.“At 1–3 dpi, suppression of lesion expansion was significantly stronger as the dose of the oomycide was higher.” — 2015 October 10, “The Novel Oomycide Oxathiapiprolin Inhibits All Stages in the Asexual Life Cycle of Pseudoperonospora cubensis - Causal Agent of Cucurbit Downy Mildew”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.antioomycete 68% match — Inhibiting the activity of oomycetes. vs oomycide →coccicide 65% match — Any substance that kills cocci (spherical bacteria). vs oomycide →mothicide 64% match — A substance that kills moths. vs oomycide →cockroachicide 64% match — A substance that kills cockroaches. vs oomycide →bugicide 63% match — A substance that kills bugs. vs oomycide →aphidicide 63% match — Any man-made substance that kills aphids. vs oomycide →mosquitocide 62% match — Any substance that kills mosquitos. vs oomycide →molluscicide 62% match — A substance that kills molluscs. vs oomycide →