miticide

[ mahyt-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈmaɪt əˌsaɪd /

noun Chemistry.

a substance or preparation for killing mites.

Origin of miticide

First recorded in 1945–50; mite1 + -i- + -cide

OTHER WORDS FROM miticide

mit·i·cid·al, adjective

Words nearby miticide

mithras, mithridate, mithridates vi, mithridatism, mithridatize, miticide, mitigate, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, mitilíni, mitis

British Dictionary definitions for miticide

miticide
/ (ˈmɪtɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

any drug or agent that destroys mites

Derived forms of miticide

miticidal, adjective

Medical definitions for miticide

miticide
[ mī′tĭ-sīd′ ]

n.

An agent that kills mites.

Other words from miticide

mi′ti•cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.