insecticide
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insecticide
- /ɪnˈsɛk.tɪˌsaɪd/ UK
- /ɪnˈsɛk.təˌsaɪd/ US
Where it comes from
From French insecticide, as insect + -icide.
noun insecticides
- 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.
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noun A substance used to kill insects
| Español | insecticida |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 살충제 salchungje |
| 日本語 | 殺虫剤 satchūzai |
| 中文 | 殺蟲劑 /杀虫剂 shāchóngjì |
| हिन्दी | कीटनाशक kīṭnāśak |
| Kiswahili | dawa ya wadudu, kiuadudu |
| Português | inseticida |
| Français | insecticide |
| Deutsch | Insektengift, Insektizid |
| Italiano | insetticida |
| Ελληνικά | εντομοκτόνο entomoktóno |
| Română | insecticid |
| Русский | инсектици́д insekticíd |
Talk about this word "insecticide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/insecticide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. insecticide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/insecticide "insecticide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/insecticide.Cite this
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