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insecticide

noun in·sec·ti·cide \in-ˈsek-tə-ˌsīd\

: a chemical substance that is used to kill insects

Full Definition of INSECTICIDE

: an agent that destroys insects

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Origin of INSECTICIDE

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1865

Rhymes with INSECTICIDE

by the wayside, dissatisfied, fit to be tied, formaldehyde, infanticide, initial side, interallied, preoccupied, rodenticide, self-satisfied, terminal side, thalidomide, Trinitytide, tyrannicide, uxoricide

INSECTICIDE Defined for Kids

insecticide

noun in·sec·ti·cide \in-ˈsek-tə-ˌsīd\

Definition of INSECTICIDE for Kids

: a chemical used to kill insects

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insecticide

noun in·sec·ti·cide \in-ˈsek-tə-ˌsīd\

Medical Definition of INSECTICIDE

: an agent that destroys insects

—in·sec·ti·cid·al \(ˌ)in-ˌsek-tə-ˈsīd-^əl\ adjective

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Britannica English: Translation of "insecticide" for Arabic speakers

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