Word: acaricide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
car
i
cide
Definition: Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).
Morphemes:
Affix: acarid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to acarids; very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄκαρι
Language: grc
Decoded: akari
Meaning: mite
Affix: -cide
Language: en
Meaning: killer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun