metalaxyl
/ˌmɛtəˈlaksɪl/noun
A systemic fungicide used in the control of plant diseases (downy mildews and various rots) caused by pathogens of the order Peronosporales; methyl-N-(2-methoxyacetyl)-N-(2,6-xylyl)-DL-alaninate.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in B.S.I. News. Probably from met- + ala- + -xyl.
- quadriplicate
- quadriplicated
- quadripolar
- quadripole
- quadriporticus
- quadriradiate
- quadrireme
- quadrisect
- quadrisection
- quadriseptate
- quadriserial
- quadrisetose
- quadrisonic
- quadrispiral
- quadrisyllabic
- quadrisyllable
- quadritubercular
- quadrituberculate
- quadrivalence
- quadrivalency
- quadrivalent
- quadrivalve
- quadrivalvular
- quadrivial
- quadrivious