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cockroachicide

cockroachicide noun: a substance that kills cockroaches.

Noun

cockroachicide (countable and uncountable, plural cockroachicides)

  1. (rare) A substance that kills cockroaches.
    • “I have tried,” said he, “everything that has ever been recommended as a cockroachicide.[…]”1890, The National Druggist, page 119
    • Should be pleased if some of your botanical readers would throw any light on the subject, as really good “cockroachicide” seems to be only with difficulty obtainable in this country.1901, English Mechanic and World of Science, page 252

Synonyms of cockroachicide

Forms of cockroachicide

pluralcockroachicides

Origin of cockroachicide

From cockroach + -icide.

Questions about cockroachicide

What does cockroachicide mean?
Cockroachicide means a substance that kills cockroaches.
What part of speech is cockroachicide?
Cockroachicide is a noun.
What is the plural of cockroachicide?
The plural of cockroachicide is cockroachicides.

Words near cockroachicide in the dictionary

  1. cockroach theory
  2. cockroach wasp
  3. cockroach wasps
  4. cockroaches
  5. cockroaches of the sea
  6. cockroachicide
  7. cockroachicides
  8. cockroachlike
  9. cockroachy
  10. cockrock
  11. Cockroft

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