Insecticide
[in-sek-tuh-sahyd] /ɪnˈsɛk təˌsaɪd/
noun
1.
a substance or preparation used for killing .
2.
the act of killing .
/ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd/
noun
1.
a substance used to destroy insect pests
n.
“substance which kills insects,” 1865, from insect + -cide.
insecticide in·sec·ti·cide (ĭn-sěk’tĭ-sīd’)
n.
A chemical substance that kills insects.
in·sec’ti·cid’al (-sīd’l) adj.
insecticide
(ĭn-sěk’tĭ-sīd’)
A pesticide used to kill insects. Chlordane and DDT are insecticides. Compare fungicide, herbicide, rodenticide.
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