insecticide
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təˌsaɪd
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insecticide (ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a substance used to destroy insect pests | |
| insecti'cidal | |
| —adj | |
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Insecticide
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
insecticide in·sec·ti·cide (ĭn-sěk'tĭ-sīd')
n.
A chemical substance that kills insects.
in·sec'ti·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| insecticide (ĭn-sěk'tĭ-sīd') Pronunciation Key
A pesticide used to kill insects. Chlordane and DDT are insecticides. Compare fungicide, herbicide, rodenticide. |
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Example sentences
But nobody ever thought to stop us or suggest that it was perhaps unwise to be scampering through choking clouds of insecticide.
Cleaning it out and spraying a general insecticide did not work.
Bring repellent and a spray containing a pyrethroid insecticide to clear your room of bugs.
Without bats, farmers may have to use more insecticide, raising environmental worries and pushing up grocery prices.
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