Home › Words › P › pediculicidepediculicidepediculicide means an insecticide that kills lice.EtymologyFrom pedic(u)le + -icide, from Latin pediculus.nounAn insecticide that kills lice.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pediculicidal 87% match — That kills lice. vs pediculicide →licecide 76% match — A lousicide: a substance that kills lice. vs pediculicide →lousicide 75% match — A substance that kills lice. vs pediculicide →pediculosis 73% match — Infestation with head lice. vs pediculicide →pubicide 70% match — Any of the various chemicals used to kill pubic lice. vs pediculicide →pulicicide 70% match — Any insecticide that kills fleas vs pediculicide →adulticide 67% match — A pesticide designed to kill adult insects rather than their larvae. vs pediculicide →bugicide 65% match — A substance that kills bugs. vs pediculicide →