insecticide
noun/ɪnˈsɛk.tɪˌsaɪd/UK/ɪnˈsɛk.təˌsaɪd/US
Etymology
From French insecticide, as insect + -icide.
- derived from insecticide
Definitions
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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for insecticide. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA