"eradicant" meaning in English

See eradicant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: eradicants [plural]
Etymology: eradicate + -ant Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eradicate|ant}} eradicate + -ant Head templates: {{en-noun}} eradicant (plural eradicants)
  1. A substance that serves to eradicate an infestation.
    Sense id: en-eradicant-en-noun-ccuDaF~J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ant

Inflected forms

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