insecticide (noun)
1insecticide — ► NOUN ▪ a substance used for killing insects. DERIVATIVES insecticidal adjective …
2insecticide — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1865 an agent that destroys insects …
3insecticide — noun A substance used to kill insects See Also: insect, insecticidal …
4insecticide — noun a substance used for killing insects. Derivatives insecticidal adjective …
5insecticide — noun (U) a chemical substance used for killing insects compare pesticide insecticidal /In sekti saIdl/ adjective …
6insecticide — UK [ɪnˈsektɪsaɪd] / US [ɪnˈsektɪˌsaɪd] noun [countable] Word forms insecticide : singular insecticide plural insecticides a chemical for killing insects, especially those that damage plants or crops …
7insecticide — in|sec|ti|cide [ ın sektı,saıd ] noun count a chemical for killing insects, especially those that damage plants or crops …
8insecticide — [ɪnˈsektɪˌsaɪd] noun [C] a chemical for killing insects …
9insecticide — /ɪnˈsɛktəsaɪd / (say in sektuhsuyd) noun 1. a substance or preparation used for killing insects. 2. the killing of insects. {Latin insectum + i 1 + cide} –insecticidal /ɪnˌsɛktəˈsaɪdl/ (say in.sektuh suydl), adjective …
10botanical insecticide — /bəˌtænɪkəl ɪnˈsɛktəsaɪd/ (say buh.tanikuhl in sektuhsuyd) noun an insecticide developed from a plant, as pyrethrin, rotenone, etc …
