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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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