Insecticide

Noun CEFR C1

ɪnˈsɛk.tɪˌsaɪd

Definitions

A substance used to kill insects.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolinsecticida

Françaisinsecticide

DeutschInsektengift Insektizid

25 more languages

العربيةمبيد الحشرات

བོད་སྐད།འབུ་སྨན

Bosanskiinsekticid инсектицид

Češtinainsekticid

Ελληνικάεντομοκτόνο εντομοκτόνος

فارسیحشرهکش

Suomihyönteishävite hyönteismyrkky insektisidi

हिन्दीकीटनाशक

Hrvatskiinsekticid инсектицид

Հայերենմիջատասպան

Bahasa Indonesiabaygon insektisida obat nyamuk

Italianoinsetticida

日本語殺虫剤

한국어살충제

Latinainsecticida

Bahasa Melayuinsektisid

Nederlandsinsecticide

Portuguêsinseticida

Românăinsecticid

Русскийинсектицид

Српскиinsekticid инсектицид

Kiswahilidawa ya wadudu

ไทยยาฆ่าแมลง

Tagalogpamatay-kulisap

Türkçeinsektisit

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1

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

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See also

Insecticides insectifuge insection insectivoran Insectivore Insectivorous

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