Parasiticide

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  • noun. An agent or preparation used to destroy parasites.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That which destroys parasites; any agent or material means of killing parasites, as an insecticide, a vermifuge, etc.
  • Parasiticidal; destructive to parasites.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Anything used to destroy parasites.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. any substance used to kill parasites
  • Word Usage
    "Peru balsam is used extensively as a local protectant, rubefacient, parasiticide in certain skin diseases, antiseptic, and applied externally as an ointment, or in alcoholic solutions."