insecticide
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
having the ability to kill insectsPart of speech:
Adjectiveplural: insecticides
Example sentences with this word:
Many insecticidal chemicals are not used any more in the U.S. because they can harm humans as well.
Insecticides may be toxic to humans.
The most effective way of combatting river blindness until fairly recently was by spraying the breeding grounds with insecticide, a process which will continue for several years yet.
Darkened traps are given various animal and insecticide odours which dupes the fly into thinking that it is biting a cow.
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