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lousicide

lousicide noun: a substance that kills lice.

Noun

lousicide (plural lousicides)

  1. A substance that kills lice.
    • DDT is probably the most effective lousicide and insecticide to be developed.year 1945, Annual Report of the Federal Security Agency FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1945, SECTION ONE Food and Drug Administration, Washington: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, page 6
    Synonyms:
    licecide

lousicide meaning in Tamil

lousicide in Tamil

பேன் அழிப்பான், பேன் கொல்லி

Synonyms of lousicide

Forms of lousicide

plurallousicides

Origin of lousicide

From louse + -icide.

Questions about lousicide

What does lousicide mean?
Lousicide means a substance that kills lice.
What is lousicide in Tamil?
Lousicide in Tamil is பேன் அழிப்பான், பேன் கொல்லி. See Lousicide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lousicide?
Lousicide is a noun.
What is the plural of lousicide?
The plural of lousicide is lousicides.

Words near lousicide in the dictionary

  1. louses around
  2. louses up
  3. lousewort
  4. louseworts
  5. lousey
  6. lousicide
  7. lousicides
  8. lousier
  9. lousiest
  10. Lousigam
  11. lousily

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