parasiticide

[ par-uh-sit-uh-sahyd ]

/ ˌpær əˈsɪt əˌsaɪd /

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noun

an agent or preparation that destroys parasites.

adjective

destructive to parasites.

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Origin of parasiticide

First recorded in 1860–65; parasite + -i- + -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM parasiticide

par·a·sit·i·cid·al, adjective

Words nearby parasiticide

parasite, parasite drag, parasitemia, parasitic, parasitic cyst, parasiticide, parasitic male, parasitic melanoderma, parasitic oscillation, parasitism, parasitize

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How to use parasiticide in a sentence

When warts are numerous and close together parasiticide applications can be daily made to the whole affected region.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The parasiticide usually relied on is the officinal sulphur ointment of the United States pharmacopœia.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
This excellent parasiticide may perhaps be equally endowed with anti-typhic properties.
On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment|Honor Bourguignon
It is useful also locally in rheumatic affections as a resolvent and anodyne, in acne, and as a parasiticide.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883|Various

British Dictionary definitions for parasiticide

parasiticide

/ (ˌpærəˈsɪtɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

any substance capable of destroying parasites

adjective

destructive to parasites

Derived forms of parasiticide

parasiticidal, adjective

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Medical definitions for parasiticide

parasiticide

[ păr′ə-sĭt′ĭ-sīd′ ]

An agent or preparation used to destroy parasites.

adj.

Destructive to parasites.

Other words from parasiticide

par′a•sit′i•cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.