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insecticidal

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Of, relating to, or being insecticide; insect-killing.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Portuguêsinseticida
Русскийинсектицидный
2 more languages

Examples

“The insecticidal properties of sulphur were also known to the Romans, for in about 200 B.C. Cato suggested that its fumes should be allowed to blow⟳ through trees to kill⟳ the vine fetter.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

insectiferous insectiform insectile insectivorian insectivorous insectless

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