poricidal

adjective

po·​ri·​ci·​dal

¦pōrə¦sīdᵊl

: dehiscing through pores

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pori- (from Latin porus pore) + -cid- (from Latin caedere to cut) + -al

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