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picaridine

picaridine is the misspelling of picaridin.

Meaning of picaridin

Noun

picaridin (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of icaridin.
    • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, oil of lemon eucalyptus is one of the most effective mosquito repellents, along with DEET and picaridin.2008 June 24, Anahad O’Connor, “The Claim: Listerine Can Ward Off a Swarm of Mosquitoes”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    icaridin

Forms of picaridine

pluralpicaridines

Origin of picaridine

Presumably influenced by piperidine, from which this substance is derived.

Questions about picaridine

What is picaridine the misspelling of?
Picaridine is the misspelling of picaridin.

Words near picaridine in the dictionary

  1. picaresqueness
  2. picaresques
  3. picarian
  4. picarians
  5. picaridin
  6. picaridine
  7. picaridines
  8. Picariello
  9. Picariellos
  10. picaro
  11. picaroon

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