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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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OTHER WORDS FROM parasiticide
par·a·sit·i·cid·al, adjectiveWords nearby parasiticide
Parashah, Parashurama, parasite, parasite drag, parasitic, parasiticide, parasitic male, parasitic oscillation, parasitism, parasitize, parasitoid
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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 StelwagonThe parasiticide usually relied on is the officinal sulphur ointment of the United States pharmacopœia.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert RileyThis excellent parasiticide may perhaps be equally endowed with anti-typhic properties.
It is useful also locally in rheumatic affections as a resolvent and anodyne, in acne, and as a parasiticide.
British Dictionary definitions for parasiticide
parasiticide
/ (ˌpærəˈsɪtɪˌsaɪd) /
noun
any substance capable of destroying parasites
adjective
destructive to parasites
Derived forms of parasiticide
parasiticidal, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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