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INSECTICIDAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does insecticidal mean?
• INSECTICIDAL (adjective)
The adjective INSECTICIDAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to insecticide
Familiarity information: INSECTICIDAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to insecticide
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
insecticide (a chemical used to kill insects)
Context examples
The compound has broad antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, anticancer, insecticidal, and herbicidal activities.
(Scientists Discover Antibiotic Mechanism, NIH)
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