- plasmodicide
- \\plazˈmōdəˌsīd\ noun
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Etymology: plasmod- + -cide: an agent used to kill malaria parasites
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
plasmodicide
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plasmodicide — plas·mo·di·cide plaz mōd ə .sīd n an agent used to kill malaria parasites plas·mo·di·cid·al .mōd ə sīd əl adj * * * plas·mo·di·cide (plaz moґdĭ sīd) an antimalarial agent that destroys the parasites … Medical dictionary
plasmodicide — n. agent that destroys plasmodia … English contemporary dictionary
plasmodicide — plas·mo·di·cide … English syllables
-cide — ♦ Élément, du lat. cædere « tuer » : coricide, fratricide, génocide, homicide, insecticide, parricide, régicide, suicide. cide élément, du lat. caedes, caedis, action d abattre, meurtre . ⇒ CIDE, suff. Suff. issu du verbe lat. caedere dont il… … Encyclopédie Universelle
