Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scabicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scabi-cide
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From scabies + -cide.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scabies

Inflected Forms

scabicides (plural)

Derived Forms

scabicidal

Questions

What does scabicide mean?: A substance that kills mites of the genus Sarcoptes, which cause scabies.
Where does scabicide come from?: From scabies + -cide.

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