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insecticide
CIDE DICTIONARY
insecticide, n. [Insect + L. caedere to kill.].
An agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect powder or spray. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
insecticide, n. a substance used for killing insects.
Derivative
insecticidal adj.
THESAURUS
insecticide
aborticide, acaricide, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antiseptic, bug bomb, carbamate insecticide, chemosterilant, chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide, contact poison, defoliant, disinfectant, eradicant, fratricide, fumigant, fungicide, genocide, germicide, herbicide, homicide, infanticide, insect powder, matricide, microbicide, miticide, organic chlorine, organic phosphate insecticide, parricide, patricide, pesticide, poison, rat poison, regicide, roach paste, roach powder, rodenticide, sororicide, stomach poison, suicide, systemic, systemic insecticide, toxic, toxicant, toxin, uxoricide, venin, venom, vermicide, virus, weed killerFor further exploring for "insecticide" in Webster Dictionary Online