Antipediculotic
antipediculotic
antipediculotic an·ti·pe·dic·u·lot·ic (ān’tē-pə-dĭk’yə-lŏt’ĭk, ān’tī-)
adj.
destructive to lice.
an’ti·pe·dic’u·lot’ic n.
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