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pediculicide

American

[puh-dik-yuh-luh-sahyd] / pəˈdɪk yə ləˌsaɪd /

adjective

Also pediculicidal. destructive to lice.

noun

a pediculicide agent.

Etymology

Origin of pediculicide

< Latin pēdicul ( us ) louse ( see pedicular) + -i- + -cide

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