insecticide

[US]/ɪn'sektɪsaɪd/
[UK]/ɪn'sɛktɪsaɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. chemical substance used to kill insects

Example Sentences

Apply the insecticide sparingly.

upsetting the balance of nature through the use of insecticides;

Metaflumizone, a new insecticide for controlling Lepidopterous and some Coleoptera pests, was briefly reviewed.

a bitter compound used as an insecticide and tonic and vermifuge; extracted from the wood an bark of trees of the genera Quassia and Picrasma.

A new typal insecticide, its generation, physical and chemical properties, insecticidal mechanism, insecticidal characteristic and synthesis of diflubenzuron are introduced.

DBK group is a world-wide operating company in product innovation and man-ufacturing in the field of air treatment, insecticide and air freshener.

a manufacturer specialized in agrochemicals with 3 series of germicide,weedicide and insecticide including more than 40 varieties with high quality.

The results showed that susceptibility of the borer to insecticide is in the order as follws: abamectin, fipronil > organophosphorus > carbamate > nereistoxin.

Real-world Examples

The Florida Keys have them. One solution, insecticides.

Source: CNN Selected July 2015 Collection

A plane carrying the insecticide released the spray over the Atlantic Ocean before dawn on Friday.

Source: AP Listening September 2016 Collection

They should not be called insecticides, but biocides.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

In Germany, insecticide makers funded a bee monitoring project.

Source: Environment and Science

For one, mosquitoes are developing resistance to insecticides.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation September 2016

Will this work to reduce insecticide sprays in Bangladesh?

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

Insecticide is placed around the edges of a bucket.

Source: Environment and Science

Most experts blame habitat loss and chemical sprays like pesticides and insecticides.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

Logan also recommends using plug-in insecticides to kill or repel mosquitos in the room.

Source: Portable English Bilingual Edition

They might have insecticide. They might have fungicide. They might have multiple different chemicals.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2021

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