nematocidal etymology

English word nematocidal comes from English -cidal, English nemato- ((compound prefix) nemat- + -o-.)

Detailed word origin of nematocidal

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-cidal English (eng) Used to make adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -cide.
nemato- English (eng) (compound prefix) nemat- + -o-.
nematocidal English (eng) Acting as a nematocide; fatal to nematodes.

Words with the same origin as nematocidal

Descendants of -cidal
algacidal algaecidal androcidal candidacidal chronocidal cytocidal fungicidal liberticidal mildewcidal phytocidal pseudomonacidal sociocidal termiticidal toxoplasmacidal urbicidal zoocidal zymocidal
Descendants of nemato-
nemathelminth nematocyte nematodynamics nematofaunal nematohydrodynamic nematotoxic nematotoxicity