insecticide

in·sec·ti·cide

 (ĭn-sĕk′tĭ-sīd′)

n.

A substance or agent used to kill insects and other arthropods.

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in·sec′ti·cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.

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insecticide

(ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd)

n

a substance used to destroy insect pests

inˌsectiˈcidal adj

inˌsectiˈcidally adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

in•sec•ti•cide

(ɪnˈsɛk təˌsaɪd)

n.

a substance or preparation used for killing insects.

[1860–65]

in•sec`ti•cid′al, adj.

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in·sec·ti·cide

(ĭn-sĕk′tĭ-sīd′)

A chemical used to kill insects. Compare fungicide, herbicide, pesticide.

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insecticide

a substance used for killing insects. — insecticidal, adj.

See also: Insects

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a substance used for killing insects. — insecticidal, adj.

See also: Killing

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects   insect powder pyrethrum - made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane - an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972 larvacide - an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects lead arsenate - a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide As, atomic number 33, arsenic - a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar lindane - a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide Malathion - a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites organophosphate - an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system pesticide - a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) parathion - a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide Paris green - a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate rotenone - a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube

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Translations

مُبيد للحَشَرات

insekticid

insektmiddel

Insektizid

εντομοκτόνο

insecticide

rovarirtó

skordÿraeitur

insetticida

insekt middel

inseticida

insekticíd

böcek ilâcı

杀虫剂

insecticide

[ɪnˈsektɪsaɪd] N → insecticida m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

insecticide

[ɪnˈsɛktɪsaɪd] n → insecticide minsect pest control n → désinsectisation finsect repellent n → insectifuge m, antimoustiques m inv

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

insecticide

n → Insektengift nt, → Insektizid nt (form)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

insecticide

[ɪnˈsɛktɪsaɪd] n → insetticida m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

insect

(ˈinsekt) noun

any of many kinds of small six-legged creatures with wings and a body divided into sections. We were bothered by flies, wasps and other insects. insek حَشَرَه насекомо inseto hmyz das Insekt insekt έντομοinsecto putukas حشره hyönteinen insecteחרק कीड़ा kukac rovar serangga skordÿr insetto 昆虫 곤충 vabzdys insekts; kukainis serangga insectinsektowad حشره insecto insectă насекомое hmyz žuželka insekt insekt แมลง böcek 昆蟲 комаха حشرہ côn trùng 昆虫

insecticide (inˈsektisaid) noun

a substance (usually in powder or liquid form) for killing insects. insekdoder مُبيد للحَشَرات инсектицид inseticida insekticid das Insektizid insektmiddel εντομοκτόνοinsecticida putukamürk حشره کش hyönteismyrkky insecticide קוֹטֶל-חֲרָקִים कीटनाशक पदार्थ insekticid rovarirtó insektisida skordÿraeitur insetticida 殺虫剤 살충제 insekticidas insekticīds; līdzeklis pret kukaiņiem racun serangga insecticideinsekt middel środek owadobójczy حشره وژونكى دارو يا محلول insecticida insecti­cid инсектицид insekticíd insekticid insekticid insektsmedel ยาฆ่าแมลง böcek ilâcı 殺蟲劑 інсектицид, засіб від комах جراثيم کش thuốc trừ sâu 杀虫剂

ˌinsecˈtivorous (-ˈtivərəs) adjective

(of plants or animals) feeding (mainly) on insects. insekte-etend حَشَري، مُقْتات على الحَشَرات насекомояден insetívoro hmyzožravý insektenfressend insektædende εντομοφάγοςinsectívoro putuktoiduline حشره خوار hyönteissyöjä insectivore אוֹכֵל חֲרָקִים कीटहारी, कीटभक्षी koji se hrani kukcima rovarevő pemakan serangga sem lifir á skordÿrum insettivoro 食虫性の 식충성의 vabzdžiaėdis kukaiņēdājs- insektivor insectenetendinsektetende owadożerny خوګى خور،حشره خوړونكى insectívoro in­sec­ti­vor насекомоядный hmyzožravý žužkojed bubojed insektsätande ซึ่งกินแมลงเป็นอาหาร böcek yiyen 食蟲的 комахоїдний کرم خور ăn sâu bọ 食虫的

ˈinsect repellent noun

a chemical preparation that repels insects. insekafweerder طارِد للحَشَرات препарат срещу насекоми repelente repelent die Insektenfalle insektbekæmpelsesmiddel εντομοαπωθητικόrepelente de insectos putukatõrjevahend ماده دفع کننده حشرات hyönteiskarkote insectifuge דוֹחֶה חֲרָקִים kemijski preparat za odbijanje kukaca rovarriasztó (szer) obat antiserangga insetticida 虫よけ薬 해충약 vabzdžius atbaidantis chemikalas līdzeklis pret insektiem ubat anti serangga chemisch bestrijdingsmiddel insektmiddel środek przeciwko owadom د حشراتو دفع كوونكي ماده средство от насекомых odpudzujúci prostriedok, repelent zaščitno sredstvo proti mrčesu sredstvo protiv insekata insektsmedel ยาฆ่าแมลง böcek kovan ilâç 殺蟲劑 засіб від комах دافع حشرات thuốc trừ sâu 杀虫剂

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in·sec·ti·cide

n. insecticida.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

insecticide

n insecticida m

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