scabicide

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noun

A substance that kills mites of the genus Sarcoptes, which cause scabies.

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Meanings

nounscabicide (plural scabicides)

plural scabicides

  1. A substance that kills mites of the genus Sarcoptes, which cause scabies.

Origin

From scabies + -cide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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