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Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).
n
A pesticide designed to kill adult insects rather than their larvae.
n
Alternative spelling of algicide [A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.]
n
A substance that kills, or inhibits the growth of, algae.
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A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.
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Alternative form of amebicide [A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.]
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Alternative spelling of amebicide [A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.]
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A substance used to kill amphibians.
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Archaic spelling of amebicide. [A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.]
n
That which kills mosquitos.
n
An ant killing powder in granulated form.
n
A substance that kills ants.
adj
That counters the action of a nematocide; BUT SEE the Usage Notes section.
adj
Serving to prevent or counteract nematodes.
adj
Designed to kill plants; herbicidal.
n
(agriculture) Any pesticide intended to kill aphids
n
(rare) The act of killing aphids.
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A substance that kills arachnids.
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Any herbicide intended to kill trees or shrubs
n
Any substance that halts insect development, as used in pesticides.
adj
That kills roundworms (Ascaridida).
n
Any pesticide intended to kill roundworms (Ascaridida).
adj
Being or relating to an attracticide.
n
A substance that both attracts and kills an organism.
n
(bacteriology) A substance produced by a bacterium that is fatal to that bacterium.
n
Any substance used to kill birds.
adj
That kills parasites of the family Babesiidae.
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Any substance that kills parasites of the family Babesiidae.
n
Any substance that kills bacteria, especially one that is otherwise harmless.
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A biocide that is a herbicide.
n
A larvicide derived from or consisting of organisms, such as Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis or Agmenellum quadruplicatum.
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A nematicide of biological origin.
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A mixture of one part bismuth, two parts iodoform, and one part paraffin, blended to form a paste, applied as an antiseptic to wounds previously cleaned and dried.
n
A substance that kills cockroaches.
adj
(medicine) That kills spirochetes of the genus Borrelia (that cause Lyme disease)
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(bacteriology, agriculture) Bacillus thuringiensis, a species of bacteria used for biological control of insects.
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An insecticide for killing household pests.
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A substance that kills bugs.
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(chemistry, agriculture) A chemical that controls pests by preventing reproduction, thereby causing the population to collapse.
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Any substance used to cause sterility in insects, rodents or other animals; a chemosterilant
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(bacteriology) Any substance that kills cocci (spherical bacteria).
n
A medication that kills Coccidia parasites.
n
(rare) A substance that kills cockroaches.
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Any insecticide that kills mosquitos
adj
That kills the encysted stage of an organism, and is thus used to control forms of cysticercosis
n
Alternative spelling of tsaricide [The murder of a tsar.]
v
To apply insecticides or insect repellents to, in order to be sure that no lice or other parasites are present.
n
A substance that kills germs and/or viruses.
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A substance used to eliminate pests.
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Any pesticide designed to kill parasites that live on the exterior of a host.
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Any substance that is toxic to insects
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A substance that serves to eradicate an infestation.
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(veterinary medicine) Any drug used to euthanize an animal.
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Any material that kills liver flukes (of the genus Fasciola)
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A pesticide that kills nematodes the superfamily Filarioidea.
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An insecticide, especially one for killing flies.
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A substance that kills ants
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Any substance used, in the gaseous state, to fumigate or disinfect.
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Any substance that destroys gametes or gametocytes.
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An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant.
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Any substance used to kill helminths.
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A substance used to kill plants.
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A substance used to kill insects.
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A substance that protects against insects.
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A substance that kills ticks.
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Any pesticide applied to kill lampreys; commonly affecting their larvae in particular.
v
(transitive) To treat with larvicide.
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(rare) A lousicide: a substance that kills lice.
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A substance that kills lice.
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Any pesticide that kills macrofilariae
n
(bacteriology) multiple antibiotic resistance operon of Escherichia coli.
n
Alternative spelling of menticide [Brain-washing, conditioning people to abandon their beliefs.]
n
impregnation with menthol
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A pesticide that kills microfilariae
n
Any agent or preparation that kills mildew.
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Alternative form of mildewcide [Any agent or preparation that kills mildew.]
n
Any pesticide intended to kill mites.
n
Alternative form of molluscicide [A substance that kills molluscs.]
n
A substance that kills molluscs.
n
Any substance intended to kill mollusks
n
A substance that kills mosquitos.
n
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
n
Alternative spelling of mothball [(usually in the plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.]
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Alternative spelling of mothball [(usually in the plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.]
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(usually in the plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.
n
(informal) A ship recalled from being mothballed and put back into service.
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A substance that kills moths.
n
Any substance that kills flies.
n
Any pesticide designed to kill nematodes (roundworms).
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Alternative form of nematicide [Any pesticide designed to kill nematodes (roundworms).]
n
A teniacide that is especially effective against cestodes that infect humans, also used as a piscicide.
adj
That kills nymphs (insect larvae)
n
Any substance that kills oomycetes.
n
Any substance designed to kill eggs, especially the eggs of insects.
adj
Destructive to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms.
n
Any substance used to kill parasites.
n
An insecticide that kills lice.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or effective as a pesticide.
n
Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.
v
To treat with a pesticide
n
The treatment of water with kerosene in order to exterminate mosquitoes.
n
(uncommon) An agent that kills plants, such as weedkiller.
n
Any nematicide of plant origin
n
(chemistry) Any of several substances that reduce the number of hairlike pili on the surface of bacteria and thus reduce its ability to adhere to human tissue.
n
(countable) Any substance that is poisonous to fish.
adj
(of a herbicide) Preventing the germination of seeds by inhibiting an important enzyme.
n
Any substance that becomes an acaricide after being metabolised
n
(countable, slang) Any of the various chemicals used to kill pubic lice.
n
Any insecticide that kills fleas
n
Alternative form of pulicicide [Any insecticide that kills fleas]
n
Any pesticide that attacks the pupal stage of an insect
n
Poison used to kill rats and other rodents.
n
Alternative form of raticide [rat poison.]
n
A substance that kills roaches.
adj
Serving to kill rodents, as a rodenticide.
n
Any toxic substance used to kill rodent pests.
n
A substance that kills mites of the genus Sarcoptes, which cause scabies.
n
A substance that kills scale insects.
n
(medicine) Any compound that kills schistosomes and is thus used to combat schistosomiasis
n
Any drug used to combat schistosomiasis.
n
Any schizonticidal material
n
Alternative form of schizonticide [Any schizonticidal material]
adj
that kills scolexes of tapeworms
n
A pesticide designed to kill woody plants such as trees.
n
Any pesticide designed to kill organisms that produce slime
n
A substance that kills slugs.
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A substance that kills snails.
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A chemical that temporarily or permanently prevents the growth of all plants and animals, depending on the chemical.
n
A substance used to kill sperm.
n
A substance used for killing sperm.
n
A substance that kills spores.
n
A substance used for styptic results.
adj
Acting as a taeniacide; killing tapeworms.
n
Any substance that kills tapeworms
n
Alternative spelling of taenicide [A medicine that destroys tapeworms.]
n
Alternative spelling of taenicide [A medicine that destroys tapeworms.]
adj
Serving to kill termites.
n
A substance that kills thrips.
n
Alternative form of thripicide [A substance that kills thrips.]
n
A substance that kills ticks.
n
Any substance that kills trichomonads.
n
(medicine) Any drug used to control or kill trypanosomes.
n
Alternative spelling of tsaricide [The murder of a tsar.]
n
Obsolete form of taenicide. [A medicine that destroys tapeworms.]
adj
Serving to kill worms, as a vermicide.
n
Any substance used to kill worms, especially parasitic intestinal worms
n
A substance that kills vermin
n
Alternative form of viricide (“substance that kills viruses”) [(medicine) Any substance that destroys or inactivates viruses.]
n
Vermicide, any substance used to kill worms.
n
A substance that kills worms.
n
Any substance intended to kill animals.
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