filaricide

filaricide
An agent that kills filariae. [filaria + L. caedo, to kill]

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fi·lar·i·cide fə-'lar-ə-.sīd, -'ler- n an agent that is destructive to filariae
fi·lar·i·cid·al -.lar-ə-'sīd-əl, -.ler- adj

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fi·lar·i·cide (fĭ-larґĭ-sīd) an agent that destroys filariae.

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