Definitions
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- adjective Deadly to
acarids .
Etymologies
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acaricide + -al (“pertaining to”)
Examples
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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.
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The avermectins have nematicidal, acaricidal and insecticidal activity.
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They are competitive inhibitors of chitin synthase and show potent fungicidal, insecticidal, and acaricidal activities.
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n. - substance killing mites. acaricidal, adj. acceptilation
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