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mosquito coils

mosquito coils is the plural of mosquito coil.

Meaning of mosquito coil

Noun

mosquito coil (plural mosquito coils)

  1. A mosquito-repelling incense, usually shaped into a spiral, and typically made from a dried paste of pyrethrum powder.
    • There is a sharp smell in the air, and my nose follows it to the three green mosquito coils on the floor, bringing out grey, waving smoke.2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 257

Questions about mosquito coils

What is mosquito coils the plural of?
Mosquito coils is the plural of mosquito coil.

Words near mosquito coils in the dictionary

  1. mosquito bars
  2. mosquito bite
  3. mosquito bites
  4. Mosquito Coast
  5. mosquito coil
  6. mosquito coils
  7. mosquito drawers
  8. mosquito dunk
  9. mosquito dunks
  10. mosquito eater
  11. mosquito eaters

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