An agent that kills acarines; commonly used to denote chemicals that kill ticks.
Origin
[Mod. L. acarus, a mite, fr. G. akari + L. caedo, to cut, kill]
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An agent that kills acarines; commonly used to denote chemicals that kill ticks.
Origin
[Mod. L. acarus, a mite, fr. G. akari + L. caedo, to cut, kill]