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miticide

[ mahyt-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈmaɪt əˌsaɪd /
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noun Chemistry.
a substance or preparation for killing mites.
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Origin of miticide

First recorded in 1945–50; mite1 + -i- + -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM miticide

mit·i·cid·al, adjective

Words nearby miticide

Mithras, mithridate, Mithridates VI, mithridatism, mithridatize, miticide, mitigate, mitigated, mitigating, mitigating circumstances, mitigation
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British Dictionary definitions for miticide

miticide
/ (ˈmɪtɪˌsaɪd) /
noun
any drug or agent that destroys mites

Derived forms of miticide

miticidal, adjective
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