amebicide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A substance that kills amoebae, usually in the stomach or intestines.

Word forms

amebicide amebicides amoebicide amœbicide

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: ameb- + -icide.

Related words

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