"acaricide" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ə.ˈkɛɹ.ə.ˌsid/ [US] Forms: acaricides [plural]
Etymology: acarid + -cide (“killer”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|acarid|cide|id2=killer|t2=killer}} acarid + -cide (“killer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} acaricide (plural acaricides)
  1. Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks). Derived forms: acaricidal, mycoacaricide, proacaricide Translations (substance which kills acarids): acaricida [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-acaricide-en-noun-XbEkHFnc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cide (killer)

Inflected forms

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