insecticide en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈsɛk.tɪˌsaɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ɪnˈsɛk.təˌsaɪd/ (General-American)
Etymology
From French insecticide, as insect + -icide.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of various substances used to kill insects.
The dried seed powder of custard apple (Annona squamosa L; family: Annonaceae) has been used as an insecticide in India and many other tropical countries since ancient times.
2009, Handbook of Pesticides: Methods of Pesticide Residues Analysis, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| insecticides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
fungicide · insect repellent · herbicide
Deriveds
photoinsecticide · mycoinsecticide · bioinsecticide
Hypernyms
Relateds
antiinsect · insecticidal · antiinsectan
Translations (41)
pl środek owadobójczy (A substance used to kill insects) · ja 殺虫剤 (A substance used to kill insects) · fo skordýratýnari (A substance used to kill insects) · cs insekticid (A substance used to kill insects) · gl insecticida (A substance used to kill insects) · pt inseticida (A substance used to kill insects) · hu rovarirtó (A substance used to kill insects) · th ยาฆ่าแมลง (A substance used to kill insects) · ru инсектици́д (A substance used to kill insects) · el εντομοκτόνο (A substance used to kill insects) · la insecticida (A substance used to kill insects) · mn ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠵᠢᠨ ᠦ ᠬᠣᠣᠷᠠ (A substance used to kill insects) · it insetticida (A substance used to kill insects) · de Insektengift (A substance used to kill insects) · ro insecticid (A substance used to kill insects) · nn insektmiddel (A substance used to kill insects) · ca insecticida (A substance used to kill insects) · id insektisida (A substance used to kill insects) · fi hyönteismyrkky (A substance used to kill insects) · sv insektsgift (A substance used to kill insects) · mn шавжны хор (A substance used to kill insects) · bo འབུ་སྨན (A substance used to kill insects) · fa حشرهکش (A substance used to kill insects) · es insecticida (A substance used to kill insects) · de Insektizid (A substance used to kill insects) · hi कीटनाशक (A substance used to kill insects) · cmn 殺蟲劑 /杀虫剂 (A substance used to kill insects) · hy միջատասպան (A substance used to kill insects) · nb insektmiddel (A substance used to kill insects) · ko 살충제 (A substance used to kill insects) · tr insektisit (A substance used to kill insects) · ga feithidicíd (A substance used to kill insects) · fr insecticide (A substance used to kill insects) · sw dawa ya wadudu (A substance used to kill insects) · sw kiuadudu (A substance used to kill insects) · kk жәндікжойғы (A substance used to kill insects) · ga feithidnimh (A substance used to kill insects) · ms insektisid (A substance used to kill insects) · tl pamatay-kulisap (A substance used to kill insects) · nv chʼosh bee yigání (A substance used to kill insects) · nl insecticide (A substance used to kill insects)