Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).

(zoology) Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina.

(zoology) Of or pertaining to acarids.

plural of acarid

plural of acaricide

plural of Acarnanian

An infestation with, or disease caused by mites or ticks.

Preventing the development of gas in the digestive tract.

(pharmacology) An antidiabetic drug C₂₅H₄₃NO₁₈ (trademark Precose) that is taken orally as a tablet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is an oligosaccharide produced by fermentation of a bacterium (Actinoplanes utahensis). The drug slows the absorption of glucose in the small intestine by inhibiting enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates.

Deadly to acarids.