Meanings
nounamebicide (plural amebicides)
plural amebicides · alternative amoebicide · alternative amœbicide
- A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.
Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: ameb- + -icide.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Icelandic angalýjudrepandi
- angalýjudrepandisubstance that kills amoebae
Portuguese amebicida
- amebicidasubstance that kills amoebae
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APA
amebicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amebicide
MLA
“amebicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amebicide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amebicide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amebicide.
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