ovicide

ovicide
ovi·cide 'ō-və-.sīd n an agent that kills eggs esp an insecticide effective against the egg stage

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ovi·cide (oґvĭ-sīd) an agent destructive to the eggs of certain organisms.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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