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parasiticidal

parasiticidal

9.3
Able to kill worms and tiny animals that live on or inside people and animals
  • adjective
  • /ˌpærəˈsɪtɪˌsaɪdəl/
  • Specialized
: parasiticida
  • The doctor prescribed a parasiticidal medication to treat the intestinal infection.

Examples

  • This shampoo contains parasiticidal properties that help eliminate lice.

  • Farmers are using parasiticidal agents to protect their livestock.

  • Researchers are developing more effective parasiticidal agents for use in agriculture.

  • The new parasiticidal treatment has shown promising results.

  • The doctor prescribed a parasiticidal medication to treat the intestinal infection.

  • This shampoo contains parasiticidal properties that help eliminate lice.

  • Researchers are developing more effective parasiticidal agents for use in agriculture.

Synonyms

antiparasitic
vsparasiticidal
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A treatment that kills or stops parasites in animals and people

emphasizes killing or destroying parasites with special mention of worm targets
helminthic
vsparasiticidal
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Able to kill or remove parasitic worms from the body

is stated as killing or destroying parasites more generally rather than only worms
deworming
vsparasiticidal
1 3.7

Describing medicine that removes worms from people or animals

refers to killing or destroying parasites rather than only removing worms
anthelmintic
vsparasiticidal
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Being able to remove worms from the intestines

is about killing or destroying parasites generally rather than only expelling gut worms
anthelminthic
vsparasiticidal
  • Specialized
9.9

Able to kill or remove worms from the intestines

is broader, meaning able to kill parasites not only expel intestinal worms

How Effective

parasiticidal
  • Specialized
9.3
effective
∞ 3.1
ineffective
83 3.4

Surface Forms

parasiticidal positive

Morphology

parasiticidal = parasitic (semi-transparent) = parasite + ic + idal

The target word is formed by adding the adjective-forming element -idal to parasitic, and the meaning 'killing parasites' follows standard scientific word-formation.

Etymology

Parasiticidal comes from parasite, meaning 'a small creature that lives on another', and the ending -cidal, which means 'to kill' and appears in words like pesticide. So, parasiticidal describes something able to kill parasites.