- piscicide
- pis·ci·cide (pisґĭ-sīd) any substance poisonous to fish.
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Piscicide — A piscicide is a chemical substance which is poisonous to fish. The primary use for piscicides is to eliminate a dominant species of fish in a body of water, as the first step in attempting to populate the body of water with a different fish.… … Wikipedia
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piscicide — noun a) Any substance that is poisonous to fish b) The killing of fish … Wiktionary
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piscicide — pɪsɪsaɪd n. extermination of fish, mass killing of fish … English contemporary dictionary
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TFM (piscicide) — TFM (3 trifluoromethyl 4 nitrophenol) is a common piscicide, i.e., a fish poison used to combat parasitic and invasive species of fish. [http://www.glfc.org/pubs/FACT 4.pdf TFM fact sheet] ] The substance was discovered in 1958 when researching… … Wikipedia
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