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单词 parasiticide
释义

parasiticide

[ par-uh-sit-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˌpær əˈsɪt əˌsaɪd /

noun

an agent or preparation that destroys parasites.

adjective

destructive to parasites.

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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Example sentences from the Web for parasiticide

  • 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
  • The parasiticide usually relied on is the officinal sulphur ointment of the United States pharmacopœia.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

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-sĭtĭ-sīd′ ]

n.

An agent or preparation used to destroy parasites.

adj.

Destructive to parasites.

Other words from parasiticide

par′a•sit′i•cidal (-sīdl) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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