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mothicide

noun

Etymology

From moth + -icide.

  1. derived from *mutn-✻
  2. inherited from *muþþô✻
  3. inherited from *moþþō✻
  4. inherited from moþþe
  5. inherited from moth
  6. suffixed as mothicide — “moth + icide”

Definitions

  1. A substance that kills moths.

    • DON’T BURN YOUR MONEY / By using inferior mothicides in storing your winter clothing.
    • Tons of naphthalene, paradichlorbenzene, camphor, and other reputed “mothicides” have been employed to kill moths.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA