- plasmodicide
- plas·mo·di·cide plaz-'mōd-ə-.sīd n an agent used to kill malaria parasitesplas·mo·di·cid·al -.mōd-ə-'sīd-əl adj
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plas·mo·di·cide (plaz-moґdĭ-sīd) an antimalarial agent that destroys the parasites.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
plasmodicide
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plasmodicide — n. agent that destroys plasmodia … English contemporary dictionary
plasmodicide — plas·mo·di·cide … English syllables
plasmodicide — plazˈmōdəˌsīd noun ( s) Etymology: plasmod + cide : an agent used to kill malaria parasites … Useful english dictionary
-cide — ♦ Élément, du lat. cædere « tuer » : coricide, fratricide, génocide, homicide, insecticide, parricide, régicide, suicide. cide élément, du lat. caedes, caedis, action d abattre, meurtre . ⇒ CIDE, suff. Suff. issu du verbe lat. caedere dont il… … Encyclopédie Universelle
