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scab⋅i⋅cide

[skab-uh-sahyd]
–adjective
1. Also, scab⋅i⋅ci⋅dal. destructive to the organisms causing scabies.
–noun
2. a scabicide agent.

Origin:
scabi(es) + -cide
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Main Entry: sca·bi·ci·dal
Pronunciation: "skA-b&-'sId-&l
Function: adjective
: destroying the itch mite causingscabies

Main Entry: sca·bi·cide
Pronunciation: 'skA-b&-"sId
Function: noun
: a drug that destroys the itch mite causing scabies
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scabicide sca·bi·cide (skā'bĭ-sīd')
n.
An agent that kills itch mites.


sca'bi·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj.

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