"parasiticide" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parasiticide.wav [Southern-England] Forms: parasiticides [plural]
Etymology: parasite + -cide Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|parasite|cide|id2=killer}} parasite + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun}} parasiticide (plural parasiticides)
  1. Any substance used to kill parasites. Categories (topical): Death Translations (substance used to kill parasites): loismyrkky (Finnish), parasiticide [feminine, masculine] (French), sníkladeyðir [masculine] (Icelandic), środek pasożytobójczy [masculine] (Polish), parasiticida [masculine] (Portuguese), паразитици́д (paraziticíd) [masculine] (Russian), parasiticida [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)

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