Definition of insecticides Insecticides
/ɪnsɛˈktʌsajˌdz/ - [insektusaydz] -
We found 3 definitions of insecticides from 2 different sources.
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What does insecticides mean?
Wiktionary 
- insecticides (Noun)
Plural of insecticide.
Part of speech
🔤- insecticides, noun, plural of insecticide.
WordNet
NounPlural: insecticides |
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| insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects | ||
| insect powder | ||
| pesticide a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) | ||
| pyrethrum used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum | ||
| ddt, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972 | ||
| larvacide an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects | ||
| lead arsenate a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide | ||
| atomic number 33, arsenic, as a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar | ||
| lindane a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide | ||
| malathion a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites | ||
| organophosphate an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system | ||
| parathion a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide | ||
| paris green a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate | ||
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Wiktionary
- insecticide (Noun)
A substance used to kill insects.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- insecticide (n.)
An agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect powder.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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insecticide
Any chemical agent used to destroy invertebrate pests.
Wikipedia 
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An insecticide is a poison made to kill insects and spiders.
Insects are very tough animals that have adapted to a great variety of settings. Therefore, the poison used to kill them is also deadly to humans.
Part of speech
🔤- insecticide, noun, singular of insecticides.
