insecticidaladj.
/ɪnsɛktɪˈsʌɪdəl/ Having the property, or the habit, of killing insects.
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slaughtered1594
sphagian1607
in at the kill1814
serpenticidal1823
vulpicidal1826
ovicidal1847
insecticidal1857
ursicidal1857
passericidala1876
1857 National Mag. 2 205 The insecticidal properties of anæsthetic agents.
1882 American 5 57 The numbers of ‘insecticidal’ ants colonized in their branches.
1894 Times 19 June 14/1 Spray-pumps and other insecticidal apparatus.
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