miticidaladj.
/ˌmʌɪtᵻˈsʌɪdl/, U.S. /ˌmaɪdəˈsaɪd(ə)l/ That kills mites; of, relating to, or designating a miticide or its action.
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1948 Science 5 Mar. 247/2 The effective insecticidal component of hexachlorocyclohexane..appears to be sufficiently hazardous..to warrant the utmost caution in its use as a miticidal impregnate.
1965 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. 58 154/1 Good residual miticidal activity.
1995 Jrnl. Agric. & Food Chem. 43 1706/2 The four most active miticidal compounds..were found with a saturated branch chain of four or five carbon atoms or an unsaturated chain of two..in the ester group.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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