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Where does “antinematodal” come from?

antinematodal (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

antinematodal (English): Serving to prevent or counteract nematodes

Definitions

  1. Serving to prevent or counteract nematodes

Ancestry of “antinematodal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
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