Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acaricide

/əˈkɛɹ.əˌsid/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: aca-ri-cide
IPA: /əˈkɛɹ.əˌsid/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).

Example Sentences

"“Twelve pesticides commonly applied to citrus groves are slated for study in the project’s plots,” reports Tom S. Bellows, UC Riverside assistant entomologist. They include four acaricides (Morestan, Kelthane, Pictran, Vendex), four thripsicides (Cygon, Carzol, Orthene, Sabadilla), and four scalicides (Parathion, Supracide, Lorsban, Sevin)."
"Diagnostic doses of six acaricides (fenothiocarb, endosulfan, chlorfenapyr, tebufenpyrad, cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen) resulted in a 68.0~71.8% mortality rate (on average) in the test mite populations, whereas the remaining six acaricides (monocrotophos, omethoate, bifenthrin, abamectin, etoxazole and bifenazate) caused slightly reduced mortality rates (on average 36.5~59.3%)."

Etymology

Etymology tree English acarid Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English acaricide From acarid + -cide (“killer”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈkɛɹ.əˌsid/

Inflected Forms

acaricides (plural)

Derived Forms

acaricidal mycoacaricide proacaricide

Synonyms

acaracide

Questions

How do you pronounce acaricide?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkɛɹ.əˌsid/.
What does acaricide mean?: Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).
Where does acaricide come from?: Etymology tree English acarid Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English acaricide From acarid + -cide (“killer”).

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