neonic

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Adjective

neonic (not comparable)

1. neonicotinoid
   • 2015 November 24, Patrick Barkham, “Pesticide may be reason butterfly numbers are falling in UK, says study”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     According to the study, published in the journal PeerJ, these declines have largely occurred in England, where neonic usage is at its highest; in Scotland, where spraying of the pesticide is comparatively low, butterfly numbers are stable.

Noun

neonic (plural neonics)

1. neonicotinoid pesticide

Anagrams

• Conine, Connie, conine, connie, nonice