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insectifuge

insectifuge noun: a substance that protects against insects.

Noun

insectifuge (plural insectifuges)

  1. A substance that protects against insects.

Forms of insectifuge

pluralinsectifuges

Origin of insectifuge

From insect + -i- + -fuge.

Questions about insectifuge

What does insectifuge mean?
Insectifuge means a substance that protects against insects.
What part of speech is insectifuge?
Insectifuge is a noun.
What is the plural of insectifuge?
The plural of insectifuge is insectifuges.

Words near insectifuge in the dictionary

  1. insecticides
  2. insecticutor
  3. insecticutors
  4. insectiferous
  5. insectiform
  6. insectifuge
  7. insectifuges
  8. insectile
  9. insection
  10. insections
  11. insectival

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