parasiticidal

parasiticidal
Destructive to parasites.

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par·a·sit·i·ci·dal -.sit-ə-'sīd-əl adj destructive to parasites <the \parasiticidal action of a substance>

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par·a·sit·i·ci·dal (par″ə-sit″ĭ-siґdəl) antiparasitic (def. 1).

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