单词 | taeniacide |
释义 | taeniacide in British English or US teniacide (ˈtiːnɪəˌsaɪd) noun a substance, esp a drug, that kills tapeworms taeniacide in American English (ˈtiniəˌsaɪd) noun a drug, etc. that destroys tapeworms Derived forms taeniacidal (ˌtaeniaˈcidal) adjective Word origin taenia + -cidetaeniacide in American English (ˈtiniəˌsaid) noun Pharmacology an agent that destroys tapeworms Also: teniacide Derived forms taeniacidal adjective Word origin [1855–60; taenia + -cide]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: keyword, kickoff, lavabo, output, pipeline-cide is a learned borrowing from Latin meaning “killer,” “act of killing,” used in theformation of compound words. Other words that use the affix -cide include: homicide, pesticide |
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