Main Entry: ame·bi·cide

Variant(s): also ame·ba·cide or chiefly British amoe·bi·cide also amoe·ba·cide \ə-ˈmē-bə-ˌsīd\

Function: noun

: a substance used to kill or capable of killing amebas and especially parasitic amebas

—ame·bi·cid·al also ame·ba·cid·al or chiefly British amoe·bi·cid·al also amoe·ba·cid·al \ə-ˌmē-bə-ˈsīd-^əl\ adjective