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pediculicide

American  
[puh-dik-yuh-luh-sahyd] / pəˈdɪk jə ləˌsaɪd /

adjective

  1. Also pediculicidal. destructive to lice.


noun

  1. a pediculicide agent.

Etymology

Origin of pediculicide

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

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