insecticide
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
insecticide/ɪnˈsektɪsʌɪd/
▶noun a substance used for killing insects.
– derivatives
insecticidal adjective.
insecticidal adjective.
'insecticide' also found in these Oxford entries:
aldrin
- carbaryl
- chlordane
- -cide
- crop dusting
- DDT
- derris
- dieldrin
- flea collar
- fog
- lime sulphur
- lindane
- malathion
- neem
- parathion
- Paris green
- permethrin
- piperazine
- pyrethrum
- quassia
- resistance
- rotenone
- sabadilla
- stavesacre
- systemic
- trichlorophenol

