- insecticidal
- adjective Date: 1857 1. destroying or controlling insects 2. of or relating to an insecticide • insecticidally adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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insecticidal — adjective of or related to insecticide See Also: insect, insecticide … Wiktionary
insecticidal — adj. deadly to insects, serving to kill insects … English contemporary dictionary
insecticidal — in·sec·ti·ci·dal … English syllables
insecticidal — adjective of or relating to insecticide • Pertains to noun: ↑insecticide … Useful english dictionary
insecticide — insecticidal, adj. /in sek teuh suyd /, n. 1. a substance or preparation used for killing insects. 2. the act of killing insects. [1860 65; INSECT + I + CIDE] * * * Any of a large group of substances used to kill insects. Such substances are… … Universalium
