molluscicide
noun
mol·lus·ci·cide
mə-ˈlə-skə-ˌsīd 
-ˈlə-sə-
-ˈlə-sə-
: an agent for destroying mollusks (such as snails)
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The biopesticide is the first environmentally safe molluscicide to use inside power plants.
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Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
In 2014, the EPA approved open water use of the molluscicide Zequanox, a treatment made up of dead cells from a soil bacteria that specifically targets mussels by destroying their digestive systems.
—Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2021
The material could even be distributed to the mussels similarly to Zequanox engineering, which involved a frame and tarp system to pump the molluscicide underwater.
—Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2021
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Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022
In 2014, the EPA approved open water use of the molluscicide Zequanox, a treatment made up of dead cells from a soil bacteria that specifically targets mussels by destroying their digestive systems.
—Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2021
The material could even be distributed to the mussels similarly to Zequanox engineering, which involved a frame and tarp system to pump the molluscicide underwater.
—Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2021
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“Molluscicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/molluscicide. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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molluscicide
noun
mol·lus·ci·cide
mə-ˈləs-(k)ə-ˌsīd
variants
also molluscacide
: an agent for destroying mollusks (as snails)
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