lousicide

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noun

A substance that kills lice.

Similar
licecide
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Meanings

nounlousicide (plural lousicides)

plural lousicides

  1. A substance that kills lice.

    DDT is probably the most effective lousicide and insecticide to be developed.

    year 1945, Annual Report of the Federal Security Agency FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1945, SECTION ONE Food and Drug Administration, Washington: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, page 6

    Synonyms: licecide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA substance that kills lice.

Similar
licecide

Origin

From louse + -icide.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

deliciousleucosiid
Cite this entry
APA

lousicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lousicide

MLA

“lousicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lousicide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lousicide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lousicide.

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