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scolicidal

scolicidal adjective: that kills scolexes of tapeworms.

Adjective

scolicidal (not comparable)

  1. that kills scolexes of tapeworms

Words formed from scolicidal

Questions about scolicidal

What does scolicidal mean?
Scolicidal means that kills scolexes of tapeworms.
What part of speech is scolicidal?
Scolicidal is an adjective.

Words near scolicidal in the dictionary

  1. scolex
  2. scolexes
  3. scolexin
  4. scolia
  5. scolices
  6. scolicidal
  7. scolie
  8. scolies
  9. scoliid
  10. scoliids
  11. scolio-

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