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insecticide

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun insecticide has 1 sense

insecticide(n = noun.substance) insect powder - a chemical used to kill insects; Array

has particulars: pyrethrum, ddt, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, larvacide, lead arsenate, lindane, malathion, organophosphate, parathion, paris green, rotenone

is a kind of pesticide

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CIDE DICTIONARY

insecticide, n. [Insect + L. caedere to kill.].

An agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect powder or spray. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

insecticide, n. a substance used for killing insects.

Derivative

insecticidal adj.

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THESAURUS

insecticide

aborticide, acaricide, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antiseptic, bug bomb, carbamate insecticide, chemosterilant, chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide, contact poison, defoliant, disinfectant, eradicant, fratricide, fumigant, fungicide, genocide, germicide, herbicide, homicide, infanticide, insect powder, matricide, microbicide, miticide, organic chlorine, organic phosphate insecticide, parricide, patricide, pesticide, poison, rat poison, regicide, roach paste, roach powder, rodenticide, sororicide, stomach poison, suicide, systemic, systemic insecticide, toxic, toxicant, toxin, uxoricide, venin, venom, vermicide, virus, weed killer

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