Definitions

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  • adjective Deadly to acarids.

Etymologies

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acaricide +‎ -al (“pertaining to”)

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Examples

  • One study finds that wash water temperatures of 131°F kill dust mites after ten minutes and notes that at cooler temperatures the acaricidal mite-killing effect is not increased by detergents or other chemicals tested.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • One study finds that wash water temperatures of 131°F kill dust mites after ten minutes and notes that at cooler temperatures the acaricidal mite-killing effect is not increased by detergents or other chemicals tested.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • One study finds that wash water temperatures of 131°F kill dust mites after ten minutes and notes that at cooler temperatures the acaricidal mite-killing effect is not increased by detergents or other chemicals tested.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • One study finds that wash water temperatures of 131°F kill dust mites after ten minutes and notes that at cooler temperatures the acaricidal mite-killing effect is not increased by detergents or other chemicals tested.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • The avermectins have nematicidal, acaricidal and insecticidal activity.

    Chapter 8 1994

  • They are competitive inhibitors of chitin synthase and show potent fungicidal, insecticidal, and acaricidal activities.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Guojian Liao 2010

  • n. - substance killing mites. acaricidal, adj. acceptilation

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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