insecticide
nounUK /ɪnˈsɛk.tɪˌsaɪd/ · US /ɪnˈsɛk.təˌsaɪd/
Etymology From French insecticide, as insect + -icide.
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:
- Derived terms
- bioinsecticide, mycoinsecticide, photoinsecticide
- Related terms
- antiinsect, antiinsectan, insecticidal