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insect powder

insect powder noun: a powder used to kill or deter insects.

Noun

insect powder (countable and uncountable, plural insect powders)

  1. A powder used to kill or deter insects.
    • Susan and Arthur were explaining to Mrs. Paley that an expedition had been proposed; and Mrs. Paley having grasped the fact, gave the advice of an old traveller that they should take nice canned vegetables, fur coats, and insect powder.1915, Virginia Woolf, chapter XIX, in The Voyage Out, London: Duckworth & Co., […], →OCLC

Forms of insect powder

pluralinsect powders

Words formed from insect powder

Questions about insect powder

What does insect powder mean?
Insect powder means a powder used to kill or deter insects.
What part of speech is insect powder?
Insect powder is a noun.
What is the plural of insect powder?
The plural of insect powder is insect powders.

Words near insect powder in the dictionary

  1. insect
  2. insect hotel
  3. insect hotels
  4. insect house
  5. insect houses
  6. insect powder
  7. insect powders
  8. insect repellent
  9. insect screen
  10. insect screens
  11. insect wax

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