miticide

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noun

Any pesticide intended to kill mites.

OriginLatin caedō ← Proto-Italic *kaidō ← Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti →
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Meanings

nounmiticide (plural miticides)

plural miticides

  1. Any pesticide intended to kill mites.

Origin

  1. Englishmite
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂éydeti
  4. Proto-Italic*kaidō
  5. Latincaedō
  6. Englishmiticide

From mite + -cide.

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APA

miticide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miticide

MLA

“miticide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miticide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miticide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miticide.

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