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oxyuricidal

oxyuricidal adjective: destructive to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms.

Adjective

oxyuricidal (comparative more oxyuricidal, superlative most oxyuricidal)

  1. Destructive to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms.

Forms of oxyuricidal

comparativemore oxyuricidal
superlativemost oxyuricidal

Origin of oxyuricidal

From translingual Oxyuris + -cidal.

Questions about oxyuricidal

What does oxyuricidal mean?
Oxyuricidal means destructive to worms of the genus Oxyuris, or pinworms.
What part of speech is oxyuricidal?
Oxyuricidal is an adjective.

Words near oxyuricidal in the dictionary

  1. oxytrichid
  2. oxytrichids
  3. oxytrope
  4. oxytropes
  5. oxyuriasis
  6. oxyuricidal
  7. oxyuricide
  8. oxyuricides
  9. oxyurid
  10. oxyurids
  11. oxyweld

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