insecticide (redirected from cyhalothrin)

in·sec·ti·cide  (n-skt-sd)

n.

A chemical substance used to kill insects.

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in·secti·cidal (-sdl) adj.

in·secti·cidal·ly adv.

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insecticide [ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd]

n

a substance used to destroy insect pests

insecticidal  adj

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insecticide  (n-skt-sd)

A pesticide used to kill insects. Chlordane and DDT are insecticides. Compare fungicideherbiciderodenticide

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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

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

Translations

insecticide [ɪnˈsektɪsaɪd] N → insecticida m

insecticide [ɪnˈsɛktɪsaɪd] n → insecticide m
insect pest control n → désinsectisation f
insect repellent n → insectifuge m, antimoustiques m inv

insecticide

n → Insektengift nt, → Insektizid nt (form)

insecticide [ɪnˈsɛktɪsaɪd] n → insetticida m