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SCABICIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scabicide mean?
• SCABICIDE (noun)
The noun SCABICIDE has 1 sense:
1. a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies
Familiarity information: SCABICIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("scabicide" is a kind of...):
pesticide (a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects))
Context examples
Lindane also has topical pediculicide and scabicide activities probably due to its neurotoxic effects.
(Lindane, NCI Thesaurus)
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