scabicide

[ skab-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈskæb əˌsaɪd /

adjective

Also scab·i·ci·dal. destructive to the organisms causing scabies.

noun

a scabicide agent.

Origin of scabicide

Medical definitions for scabicide

scabicide
[ skābĭ-sīd′ ]

n.

An agent that kills itch mites.

Other words from scabicide

scabi•cidal (-sīdl) adj.