mosquitocide
mosquitocide noun: any substance that kills mosquitos.
Noun
mosquitocide (countable and uncountable, plural mosquitocides)
- Any substance that kills mosquitos.
- Six types of sprayers were tried. […] Mixed catches of mosquitoes were used, the majority being Armigeres obturans, a hardy culecine^([sic]) mosquito. Measured quantities of mosquitocide of known potency were blown off from the various sprayers and the room kept closed for half an hour.1939, Report of the Haffkine Institute, Bombay: Haffkine Institute, pages 54–55
- In order to reduce the mosquito population in the summer of 1949, a portion of this area which showed infestation with larvae was sprayed by airplane within the last 30 days. If further tests show the necessity for more extensive air spraying with mosquitocide, additional treatment will be applied.1949 June 13, Reports of Proceedings of the City Council of Boston […], Boston, Mass.: Printing Department, published 1950, page 187, column 2
- Synonyms:
- anophelicide, culicide
Synonyms of mosquitocide
Forms of mosquitocide
| plural | mosquitocides |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mosquiticide |
Origin of mosquitocide
From mosquito + -cide.
Questions about mosquitocide
- What does mosquitocide mean?
- Mosquitocide means any substance that kills mosquitos.
- What part of speech is mosquitocide?
- Mosquitocide is a noun.
- What is the plural of mosquitocide?
- The plural of mosquitocide is mosquitocides.
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