Etymology

pediculicide

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Today it means: An insecticide that kills lice. Full definition →

Latin pediculus
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  1. Latin · derived frompediculus
  2. English todaypediculicide

From pedic(u)le + -icide, from Latin pediculus.

Words from the same roots

Latinpediculus all →

pediclepediculosispediculophobiapediculus

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