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photoinsecticide

photoinsecticide noun: an insecticide whose efficacy is improved with a photosensitizing agent.

Noun

photoinsecticide (plural photoinsecticides)

  1. An insecticide whose efficacy is improved with a photosensitizing agent

Forms of photoinsecticide

pluralphotoinsecticides

Origin of photoinsecticide

From photo- + insecticide.

Questions about photoinsecticide

What does photoinsecticide mean?
Photoinsecticide means an insecticide whose efficacy is improved with a photosensitizing agent.
What part of speech is photoinsecticide?
Photoinsecticide is a noun.
What is the plural of photoinsecticide?
The plural of photoinsecticide is photoinsecticides.

Words near photoinsecticide in the dictionary

  1. photoinjected
  2. photoinjecting
  3. photoinjector
  4. photoinjectors
  5. photoinsecticidal
  6. photoinsecticide
  7. photoinsecticides
  8. photoinsensitive
  9. photoinstability
  10. photoinstable
  11. photointensities

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