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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·sec·ti·cide ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary DATE 1865 : an agent that destroys insects Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 insecticide in·secti·cide / in5sektisaid / noun[C, U] a chemical used for killing insects 杀虫剂；杀虫药 ⇨ see also herbicide , pesticide • in·secti·cidal / in7sekti5saidl / adj. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·sec·ti·cide I. \ə̇nˈsektəˌsīd\ noun (-s) Etymology: insecti- + -cide (killing) : the killing of insects < a carefully controlled mass insecticide was going on — Newsweek > II. noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary insecti- + -cide (killer) : an agent that destroys insects; broadly : an agent hostile or repellent to insects — compare larvicide |
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