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INSECTICIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chemical used to kill insects
Synonyms:
insect powder; insecticide
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("insecticide" is a kind of...):
pesticide (a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects))
Meronyms (substance of "insecticide"):
arsenic; As; atomic number 33 (a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "insecticide"):
pyrethrum (made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants)
DDT; dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972)
larvacide (an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects)
lead arsenate (a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide)
lindane (a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide)
Malathion (a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites)
organophosphate (an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system)
parathion (a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide)
Paris green (a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate)
rotenone (a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube)
Context examples:
Chlordecone has been used as an insecticide on bananas, non-bearing citrus trees, tobacco, lawns and flowers.
(Chlordecone, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic derivative of benzodioxole and used as an insecticide synergist, Piperonyl Butoxide enhances the active properties of pyrethrin, pyrethroid, rotenone, and carbamate pesticide ingredients by inhibiting insect microsomal enzyme detoxification activity.
(Piperonyl Butoxide, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic derivative of the insecticide dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) with anti-adrenocorticoid properties.
(Mitotane, NCI Thesaurus)
Hemorrhagic cystitis may be caused by anticancer drugs, radiation therapy, infection, or being exposed to chemicals, such as dyes or insecticides.
(Hemorrhagic cystitis, NCI Dictionary)
During and after the fruiting stage, several insecticides such as endosulfan, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin and lambda-cyhalothrin were also used.
(Lychee deaths linked to pesticides, not the fruit, SciDev.Net)
Lindane is used as an insecticide for hardwood logs, lumber, and crops.
(Lindane, NCI Thesaurus)
Mirex was used as an insecticide against ants and as a fire-retardant for plastics, paint, rubber, paper and electrical appliances, but it is no longer produced or used in the US.
(Mirex, NCI Thesaurus)
Ethylene oxide is used especially in the synthesis of ethylene glycol and as a sterilizing agent for medical supplies and foods, as a fumigant and as an insecticide.
(Ethylene oxide, NCI Thesaurus)
It is used primarily as a space deodorant in products such as room deodorizers, urinal and toilet bowl blocks, and as an insecticide fumigant for moth control.
(Paradichlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)
A brownish-white colored, sand-like powder with a phosgene-like odor that emits toxic fumes of phosgene gas, hydrochloric acid and other chlorinated compounds when heated to decomposition. a-Hexachlorocyclohexane is the alpha-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane and is used as an insecticide to treat lice and scabies.
(a-Hexachlorocyclohexane, NCI Thesaurus)
