"chemosterilant" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪiməʊ.stɛ.ɹɪlənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chemosterilant.wav [US] Forms: chemosterilants [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English sterilant English chemosterilant From chemo- + sterilant. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|chemo-|sterilant|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English sterilant English chemosterilant [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "chēmīa", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chemo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sterilant", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chemosterilant", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="chemosterilant"> From chemo- + sterilant. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chemosterilant (plural chemosterilants)
  1. (chemistry, agriculture) A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.

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