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Language Translation for : insecticide
| Spanish: | insecticida, | German: | das Insektizid, | Japanese: | 殺虫剤 |
in·sec·ti·cide
 (ĭn-sěk'tĭ-sīd') Pronunciation Key
n. A chemical substance used to kill insects. in·sec'ti·cid'al (-sīd'l) adj., in·sec'ti·cid'al·ly adv. |
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| insecticide | |
noun | |
| a chemical used to kill insects |
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| 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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Insecticide
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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