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insecticides

insecticides is the plural of insecticide.

Meaning of insecticide

Noun

insecticide (countable and uncountable, plural insecticides)

  1. Any of various substances used to kill insects.
    • The dried seed powder of custard apple (Annona squamosa L; family: Annonaceae) has been used as an insecticide in India and many other tropical countries since ancient times.2009, Handbook of Pesticides: Methods of Pesticide Residues Analysis, →ISBN

Questions about insecticides

What is insecticides the plural of?
Insecticides is the plural of insecticide.

Words near insecticides in the dictionary

  1. insectian
  2. insecticidal
  3. insecticidality
  4. insecticidally
  5. insecticide
  6. insecticides
  7. insecticutor
  8. insecticutors
  9. insectiferous
  10. insectiform
  11. insectifuge

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