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acaricide /acar·i·cide/ (ah-kar´ĭ-sīd)
1. destructive to mites.
2. an agent that destroys mites.
a·car·i·cide (-kr-sd)
adj.
Destructive to acarids.
n.
An agent that destroys acarids.
acaricidal adj.
acaricide [ah-kar´ĭ-sīd]
an agent that destroys mites.
acaricide
an agent that destroys ticks and mites. The common ones are the organophosphorus compounds, the synthetic pyrethroids, and the carbamates. The chlorinated hydrocarbons are no longer much used on farm animals because of the problems with residue in tissues.
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