oxyuricide

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noun

Any anthelmintic that is destructive to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms.

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Meanings

nounoxyuricide (plural oxyuricides)

plural oxyuricides

  1. Any anthelmintic that is destructive to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms.

Origin

Oxyuris + -cide

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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