noun
Meaning 1
Any substance used to kill parasites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
parasiticide
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Pronunciation
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/ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd/
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English parasite Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English parasiticide From parasite + -cide.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: loismyrkky — substance used to kill parasites
- French: parasiticide — substance used to kill parasites
- Icelandic: sníkladeyðir — substance used to kill parasites
- Polish: środek pasożytobójczy — substance used to kill parasites
- Portuguese: parasiticida — substance used to kill parasites
- Russian: паразитици́д (paraziticíd) — substance used to kill parasites
- Spanish: parasiticida — substance used to kill parasites