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antiinsectan

antiinsectan noun: any compound produced by a plant or other organism that serves as a defensive protection against predation by insects.

Noun

antiinsectan (plural antiinsectans)

  1. Any compound produced by a plant or other organism that serves as a defensive protection against predation by insects.

Forms of antiinsectan

pluralantiinsectans

Origin of antiinsectan

From anti- + insectan.

Questions about antiinsectan

What does antiinsectan mean?
Antiinsectan means any compound produced by a plant or other organism that serves as a defensive protection against predation by insects.
What part of speech is antiinsectan?
Antiinsectan is a noun.
What is the plural of antiinsectan?
The plural of antiinsectan is antiinsectans.

Words near antiinsectan in the dictionary

  1. antiinflammatories
  2. antiinflammatory
  3. antiinflation
  4. antiinjunction
  5. antiinsect
  6. antiinsectan
  7. antiinsectans
  8. antiinstitutionalism
  9. antiinstitutionalist
  10. antiinstitutionalists
  11. antiinsurgency

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