parasiticide

[par-uh-sit-uh-sahyd]

par·a·sit·i·cide

[par-uh-sit-uh-sahyd]
noun
1.
an agent or preparation that destroys parasites.
adjective
2.
destructive to parasites.

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Parasiticide has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

Origin:
1860–65; parasite + -i- + -cide

par·a·sit·i·cid·al, adjective
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parasiticide (ˌpærəˈsɪtɪˌsaɪd)
 
n
1.  any substance capable of destroying parasites
 
adj
2.  destructive to parasites
 
parasiti'cidal
 
adj

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parasiticide par·a·sit·i·cide (pār'ə-sĭt'ĭ-sīd')
n.
An agent or a preparation used to destroy parasites. adj.
Destructive to parasites.


par'a·sit'i·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj.

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