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Meaning of "miticide" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MITICIDE

miticide  [ˈmɪtɪˌsaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MITICIDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Miticide is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MITICIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Acaricide

Acaricides are pesticides that kill members of the arachnid subclass Acari, which includes ticks and mites. Acaricides are used both in medicine and agriculture, although the desired selective toxicity differs between the two fields.

Definition of miticide in the English dictionary

The definition of miticide in the dictionary is any drug or agent that destroys mites.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MITICIDE


aborticide
əˈbɔːtɪˌsaɪd
antipesticide
ˌæntɪˈpestɪˌsaɪd
biopesticide
ˌbaɪəʊˈpɛstɪˌsaɪd
feticide
ˈfiːtɪˌsaɪd
foeticide
ˈfiːtɪˌsaɪd
giganticide
dʒaɪˈɡæntɪˌsaɪd
homicide
ˈhɒmɪˌsaɪd
infanticide
ɪnˈfæntɪˌsaɪd
insecticide
ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd
liberticide
lɪˈbɜːtɪˌsaɪd
menticide
ˈmentɪˌsaɪd
multicide
ˈmʌltɪˌsaɪd
neonaticide
ˌniːəʊˈneɪtɪˌsaɪd
parasiticide
ˌpærəˈsɪtɪˌsaɪd
pesticide
ˈpɛstɪˌsaɪd
raticide
ˈrætɪˌsaɪd
rodenticide
rəʊˈdɛntɪˌsaɪd
suicide
ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd
vaticide
ˈvætɪˌsaɪd
viticide
ˈvɪtɪˌsaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MITICIDE

mithridate
Mithridates VI
mithridatic
mithridatise
mithridatism
mithridatize
miticidal
mitigable
mitigant
mitigate
mitigating
mitigating circumstances
mitigation
mitigative
mitigator
mitigatory
mitis
mitis metal

WORDS THAT END LIKE MITICIDE

acaricide
algicide
assisted suicide
bactericide
culpable homicide
decide
deicide
filicide
fratricide
fungicide
germicide
herbicide
justifiable homicide
larvicide
matricide
negligent homicide
nematicide
patricide
regicide
silicide
spermicide

Synonyms and antonyms of miticide in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «miticide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MITICIDE

Find out the translation of miticide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of miticide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «miticide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杀螨剂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acaricida
570 millions of speakers

English

miticide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

miticide
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبيد السوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

майтицид
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acaricida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

miticide
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acaricide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Miticide
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mitizid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダニ殺虫剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

살비제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Miticide
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

miticide
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

miticide
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मारत जाणारे सैनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mitisit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miticide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miticide
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

майтіцід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

miticid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

miticide
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mytdoder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

miticide
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

miticide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of miticide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MITICIDE»

The term «miticide» is normally little used and occupies the 115.015 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MITICIDE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «miticide» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «miticide» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about miticide

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MITICIDE»

Discover the use of miticide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to miticide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs: An Integrated Pest ...
CHEMICAL LD50 TYPE 2,4-D 400 herbicide abamectin or avermectins 300 insecticide, miticide acephate 900 insecticide aspirin (acetylsalicyclic acid)i 1,000 analgesic azadirachtin >5,000 insecticide B thuringiensis > 15,000 insecticide ...
Steve H. Dreistadt, Mary Louise Flint, 2004
2
Growing Roses in Cold Climates
SYNTHETIC CHEMICALS USED AS PESTICIDES Abamectin Miticide (kills adults) Acephate* Insecticide Acetamiprid* Insecticide Bifenazate Mirticide (kills adults and eggs) Bifenthrin Insecticide Captan Fungicide Carbaryl Insecticide ...
Richard Hass, Jerry Olson, John Whitman, 2012
3
Insects, Pests and Diseases of the African Violet Family
First application: Use only one miticide, five days later, use another type miticide, then five days later, use the first miticide again. Often mites become unaffected with continual use of the same miticide. Probably the most commonly used ...
Nancy Robitaille, Eugenie Robitaille, 2005
4
Standardization of Technical Terminology: Principles and ...
Four major works consider "miticide" as a synonym. 1. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms indicates for "acaricide": "also known as "miticide." 2. American Heritage defines the word as "a substance lethal to ticks and mites; ...
C. G. Interrante, F. J. Heymann, ASTM Committee on Terminology, 1983
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Framed squares indicate that the threshold for spraying selective miticide was reached, and 'P' (Plictran: cyhexa- lin) and 'C' (Citrazon: benzoximate) that spray was applied. change is being sought in the spraying practices of a generation of  ...
6
Insect-Plant Interactions and Induced Plant Defence
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, p 95-1 13 DISCUSSION Pickett: I didn't understand the treatment in which you combined the Willamette mite with the miticide. What was the point behind this? Karban: We wanted to determine whether our ...
Derek Chadwick, Jamie Goode, Novartis Foundation, 1999
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The fate of select pesticides in the aquatic environment
SECTION V EXAMINATION OF A MITICIDE, SELECT PLASTICIZERS , A FUNGICIDE AND A BACTERIOSTAT The final segment of this report of the fate of select pesticides in the aquatic environment deals with a miticide, two types of plasti- ...
James R. Sanborn, National Environmental Research Center (Corvallis, Or.), United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development, 1974
8
Biology for Engineers
For.example,.there.is.a.parasitic.mite,.Varroa destructor,.that. causes.heavy. losses.in.honeybees..There.are.several.different.miticides.available.for. beekeepers.to. use.to.kill.the.mites..If.one.such.miticide.kills.99.9%.of.the.mites ...
Arthur T. Johnson, 2011
9
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
the start of the 1982-83 season, 2 early sprays of propargite were applied but had little or no effect on the hatching spring population, whereupon a change to another miticide, azocyclotin (Peropal®), was made (C. H. Wearing pers. comm.).
10
The Citrus Industry
Carbosulfan — 2,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-ben- zofuranyl[(dibutylamino) thiojmethylcarbamate. This material has been found useful on a number of field, orchard, and vegetable crops, but on citrus it has only attracted attention as a miticide for ...
Walter Reuther, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MITICIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term miticide is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Apple scab causes leaves to fall, get spots
If the mite population is large, you may choose to apply insecticidal soap, summer-weight horticultural oil, or a miticide spray. Be sure to read ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
2
Mites in corn still need controlled
Two companies have recently been promoting their miticide products—Arysta LifeScience with Comite II and Valent with its Zeal. As Lowell ... «Pork Magazine, Jul 15»
3
'Rose rosette is an epidemic, and North Texas is the epicenter'
... Republic of Texas Rose Garden and Lower Rose Garden and are regularly applying a miticide to bushes to try to prevent the further spread ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
4
Insects are officially here and prepared to annoy
We have no good miticide, so apply a general-purpose insecticide at first evidence of their arrival. Neil Sperry, a McKinney resident, hosts Neil ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
5
There's no cure for rose rosette disease
Using insecticide or miticide is not a practical solution, either, as they are not overly effective against the eriophyid mite. Plants showing signs of ... «Coshocton Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Spider mites pop up in local corn fields
When the decision is made to control spider mites with a miticide, timing is critical. Most available products require early season, pre-tassel ... «The Herald Journal, Jul 15»
7
Crops Briefs: Verdesian Life Sciences introduces cereal fungicide
Valent U.S.A. Corp. announced Zeal SC Miticide has been registered by EPA with a new liquid formulation that allows for quick mixing and ... «Midwest Producer, Jul 15»
8
IPM methods can effectively control mites in almonds
Almond growers with significant spider mite pressure in their orchards may want to hold back on that next miticide application to give the ... «Western Farm Press, Jun 15»
9
Texas farmer gets the itch out by tackling stealthy grass-dwelling pest
Sulfur works on chiggers by disrupting their metabolism, so it's an effective miticide. To mammals and birds, sulfur is nontoxic. For plants, sulfur ... «CultureMap Austin, Jun 15»
10
Zimfo Bytes
Valent U.S.A. Corporation announced that Zeal® SC Miticide has been registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a new ... «AgWired, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Miticide [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/miticide>. May 2024 ».
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