pediculicide

[puh-dik-yuh-luh-sahyd]

pe·dic·u·li·cide

[puh-dik-yuh-luh-sahyd]
adjective
1.
Also, pe·dic·u·li·cid·al. destructive to lice.
noun
2.
a pediculicide agent.

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Pediculicide has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

Origin:
< Latin pēdicul(us) louse (see pedicular) + -i- + -cide
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Main Entry:  pediculicide
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the killing of lice; an agent used to kill lice
Etymology:  Latin pediculus 'louse'
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pediculicide pe·dic·u·li·cide (pə-dĭk'yə-lĭ-sīd')
n.
An agent used to destroy lice.

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