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View synonyms for insecticide

insecticide

[ in-sek-tuh-sahyd ]

noun

  1. a substance or preparation used for killing insects.
  2. the act of killing insects.


insecticide

/ ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. a substance used to destroy insect pests


insecticide

/ ĭn-sĕktĭ-sīd′ /

  1. A pesticide used to kill insects. Chlordane and DDT are insecticides.
  2. Compare fungicide


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Derived Forms

  • inˌsectiˈcidal, adjective

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Other Words From

  • in·secti·cidal adjective
  • nonin·secti·cidal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of insecticide1

First recorded in 1860–65; insect + -i- + -cide

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Example Sentences

The disease remains a global scourge despite rapid advances in providing insecticide nets and spraying homes, mostly with DDT.

Thanks to the widespread adoption of such seeds, farmers have been spraying their crops with insecticide less frequently.

Sometimes a druggist will remember selling some poison to kill a dog or as an insecticide.

There are very few data at hand concerning the discovery of the insecticide properties of pyrethrum.

Perches are best cleaned by washing with some liquid insecticide, and then allowing them to dry in the sun.

The experiments prove that all insects having open mouth parts are peculiarly susceptible to this popular insecticide.

Get ready in advance for prompt action against it by laying in a supply of the insecticide at the beginning of the summer.

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