insecticide definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a chemical used to kill insects [syn: insecticide, insect powder]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1865 an agent that destroys insects

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a substance used for killing insects. Derivatives: insecticidal adj.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Insecticide In*sec"ti*cide, n. [Insect + L. caedere to kill.] An agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect powder. -- In*sec"ti*ci`dal, a.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(insecticides) Insecticide is a chemical substance that is used to kill insects. Spray the plants with insecticide. N-MASS

Moby Thesaurus

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