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Nemathecium

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  [nem-uh-thel-minth] /ˌnɛm əˈθɛl mɪnθ/ noun 1. any worm of the phylum Nemathelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), including the nematodes and hairworms, having an elongated, unsegmented, cylindrical body. /ˌnɛməˈθɛlmɪnθ/ noun 1. any unsegmented worm of the group Nemathelminthes, including the nematodes, nematomorphs, and acanthocephalans

• Nematic

  [ni-mat-ik] /nɪˈmæt ɪk/ adjective, Physical Chemistry. (of liquid crystals) 1. noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear. /nɪˈmætɪk/ adjective 1. (chem) (of a substance) existing in or having a mesomorphic state in which a linear orientation of the molecules causes anisotropic properties Compare smectic See also liquid crystal

• Nematocide

  [nem-uh-tuh-sahyd, ni-mat-uh-] /ˈnɛm ə təˌsaɪd, nɪˈmæt ə-/ noun 1. a substance or preparation used for killing nematodes parasitic to plants. nematocide nem·a·to·cide (něm’ə-tĭ-sīd’, nə-māt’ĭ-) or nem·a·ti·cide n. A substance or preparation used to kill nematodes. nem’a·to·cid’al (-sīd’l) adj.

• Nemato-

  1. a combining form with the meaning “thread,” “threadlike organism, especially a nematode,” used in the formation of compound words: nematocyst. combining form 1. indicating a threadlike form: nematocyst nemato- or nemat- pref. Thread; threadlike: nematocyst.

• Nematocyst

  [nem-uh-tuh-sist, ni-mat-uh-] /ˈnɛm ə təˌsɪst, nɪˈmæt ə-/ noun, Zoology. 1. an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting. /ˈnɛmətəˌsɪst; nɪˈmætə-/ noun 1. a structure in coelenterates, such as jellyfish, consisting of a capsule containing a hollow coiled thread that can be everted to sting or paralyse […]

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