Meaning of INSECTICIDE
| Pronunciation: | | in'sekti`sId
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| | Definition: | | [n] a chemical used to kill insects |
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| | Synonyms: | | insect powder |
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| | See Also: | | arsenic, As, atomic number 33, DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, larvacide, lead arsenate, lindane, Malathion, organophosphate, parathion, Paris green, pesticide, pyrethrum, rotenone | |
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| | Definition: | | \In*sec"ti*cide\, n. [Insect + L. caedere to kill.]
An agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect
powder. -- {In*sec"ti*ci`dal}, a.
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| | Definition: | | A chemical used to kill insects. Insecticides are a type of pesticide. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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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