acaricide

acaricide
An agent that kills acarines; commonly used to denote chemicals that kill ticks. [Mod. L. acarus, a mite, fr. G. akari + L. caedo, to cut, kill]

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acar·i·cide ə-'kar-ə-.sīd n a pesticide that kills mites and ticks

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n.
any chemical agent used for destroying mites and ticks.

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acar·i·cide (ə-karґĭ-sīd) [acari + -cide] 1. destructive to mites. 2. an agent that destroys mites.

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