Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "parasiticide" []

  • An agent or preparation used to destroy parasites. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "parasiticide" in a sentence
  • "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."
  • "It is useful also locally in rheumatic affections as a resolvent and anodyne, in acne, and as a parasiticide."
  • "In the Pharmacopoeia of India is given the formula for a parasiticide ointment, highly recommended in the treatment of pediculi:"