Hypertext Webster Gateway: "insecticide"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Insecticide \In*sec"ti*cide\, n. [Insect + L. caedere to kill.]
An agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect
powder. -- {In*sec"ti*ci`dal}, a.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
insecticide
n : a chemical used to kill insects [syn: {insect powder}]
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