blatticide en · NOUN
Etymology
From Blatta + -icide.
Meanings
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A substance that kills cockroaches.
A new group of blatticides are the insect growth regulators (IGR). These chemicals act like the growth hormones of insects or block development of chitin, the major building block of the cockroach's exoskeleton.
2006, The Mouse in Biomedical Research: Normative Biology, Husbandry, and Models, page 430:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blatticides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |