Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ectoparasiticide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ec-topar-a-siti-cide
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English ectoparasite Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English ectoparasiticide From ectoparasite + -cide.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does ectoparasiticide mean?
Any pesticide designed to kill parasites that live on the exterior of a host.
Where does ectoparasiticide come from?
Etymology tree English ectoparasite Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English ectoparasiticide From ectoparasite + -cide.

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