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insecticide
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
insecticide
(noun)
insecticide
/ɪn
ˈ
sɛktəˌsaɪd/
noun
plural
insecticides
insecticide
/ɪn
ˈ
sɛktəˌsaɪd/
noun
plural
insecticides
Britannica Dictionary definition of INSECTICIDE
[
count, noncount
]
:
a chemical substance that is used to kill insects
— insecticidal
/ɪnˌsɛktə
ˈ
saɪdl̟/
adjective
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