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Answer for the clue "A chemical agent used to kill mites ", 9 letters:
acaricide

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
This article is about pesticides that kill mites. For drugs to treat roundworm infections, see ascaricides . Acaricides are pesticides that kill members of the arachnid subclass Acari , which includes ticks and mites . Acaricides are used both in medicine ...

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n. a chemical agent used to kill mites [syn: acaracide ]