insecticide
insecticide · insecticides
инсектицид
Insektizid, Insektengift
Any of various substances used to kill insectsAny of various substances used to kill insects.
UK/ɪnˈsɛk.tɪˌsaɪd/US/ɪnˈsɛk.təˌsaɪd/
» This is insecticide.
Das ist ein Insektenvernichtungsmittel.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various substances used to kill insects.
Insektengift, Insektizid
инсектици́дinsekticíd
a chemical used to kill insects
Examples
15 sentencesThis is insecticide.
deDas ist ein Insektenvernichtungsmittel.
The insecticide promised to exterminate cockroaches.
Ziri sprayed the ivy with insecticide.
Ziri sprayed his ivy with insecticide.
Ziri sprayed the bed bugs with insecticide.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
A substance used to kill insects:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
A substance used to kill insects:
Origin
From French insecticide, as insect + -icide.From French insecticide, as insect + -icide.
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Forms
plural: insecticides| Singular | insecticide |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a chemical used to kill insects:insect powder
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable