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insecticide Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
a chemical substance made and used for killing insects, especially those which eat plants
Compare herbicide; pesticide.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)


insecticide

━━ n. 殺虫剤.
in・sec・ti・cid・al
　━━ a. 殺虫（剤）の.

Main Entry:

in·sec·ti·cide

Pronunciation:

\in-ˈsek-tə-ˌsīd\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

International Scientific Vocabulary

Date:

1865

: an agent that destroys insects