pubicide

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noun

Any of the various chemicals used to kill pubic lice.

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Meanings

nounpubicide (countable and uncountable, plural pubicides)

plural pubicides

  1. countableslangAny of the various chemicals used to kill pubic lice.
  2. slanguncountableThe use of such a chemical.

Origin

From pubic + -cide.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 陰蝨殺蟲劑 /阴虱杀虫剂, 滅蝨藥 /灭虱药
  • 陰蝨殺蟲劑 /阴虱杀虫剂 (yīnshī shāchóngjì)any of the various chemicals used to kill pubic lice
  • 滅蝨藥 /灭虱药any of the various chemicals used to kill pubic lice
  • 使用陰蝨殺蟲劑 /使用阴虱杀虫剂 (shǐyòng yīnshī shāchóngjì)use of such a chemical
  • 滅蝨處理 /灭虱处理use of such a chemical
Finnish satiaismyrkky, satiaisten hävittäminen
  • satiaismyrkkyany of the various chemicals used to kill pubic lice
  • satiaisten hävittäminenuse of such a chemical
Russian but see сре́дство от лобко́вых вшей
  • but see сре́дство от лобко́вых вшей (srédstvo ot lobkóvyx všej)any of the various chemicals used to kill pubic lice
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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