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PRONUNCIATION OF INSECTICIDAL

insecticidal  [ɪnˌsektɪˈsaɪdəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSECTICIDAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insecticidal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INSECTICIDAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Insecticidal

Insecticidal is a 2005 horror movie featuring giant killer insects. A college student performs experiments on insects until a housemate tries to kill them. The insects grow to huge sizes and turn the sorority house into a nest, trying to kill the residents.

Definition of insecticidal in the English dictionary

The definition of insecticidal in the dictionary is of or relating to a substance used to destroy insect pests.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSECTICIDAL


acaricidal
əˌkærɪˈsaɪdəl
apsidal
æpˈsaɪdəl
bactericidal
bækˌtɪərɪˈsaɪdəl
biocidal
ˌbaɪəʊˈsaɪdəl
fratricidal
ˌfrætrɪˈsaɪdəl
fungicidal
ˌfʌndʒɪˈsaɪdəl
genocidal
ˌdʒenəˈsaɪdəl
germicidal
ˌdʒɜːmɪˈsaɪdəl
herbicidal
ˌhɜːbɪˈsaɪdəl
homicidal
ˌhɒmɪˈsaɪdəl
larvicidal
ˌlɑːvɪˈsaɪdəl
ovicidal
ˌəʊvɪˈsaɪdəl
pesticidal
ˌpɛstɪˈsaɪdəl
seidel
ˈsaɪdəl
sidle
ˈsaɪdəl
spermicidal
ˌspɜːmɪˈsaɪdəl
suicidal
ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəl
trypanocidal
ˌtrɪpənəˈsaɪdəl
tyrannicidal
tɪˌrænɪˈsaɪdəl
virucidal
ˌvaɪrəˈsaɪdəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSECTICIDAL

insect powder
insect repellent
insect spray
insect-like
insectan
insectaria
insectaries
insectarium
insectary
insectean
insecticidally
insecticide
insectiform
insectifuge
insectile
insection
insectivore
insectivorous
insectivorous bat
insectologist

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSECTICIDAL

algicidal
bridal
deicidal
ecocidal
feticidal
filicidal
infanticidal
loculicidal
matricidal
molluscicidal
nematicidal
nematocidal
parasiticidal
parricidal
patricidal
prolicidal
regicidal
sororicidal
spermatocidal
sporicidal
viricidal

Synonyms and antonyms of insecticidal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «insecticidal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSECTICIDAL

Find out the translation of insecticidal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insecticidal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insecticidal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杀虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insecticida
570 millions of speakers

English

insecticidal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कीटनाशी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحشرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инсектицидные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inseticida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কীটঘ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insecticide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Insektisida
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

insektizide
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

殺虫剤の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

살충
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insecticidal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

côn trùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூச்சிக்கொல்லி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कीटकनाशक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

böcek öldürücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insetticida
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

owadobójcze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інсектицидні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

insecticide
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εντομοκτόνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

insekdodende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

insekticida
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

insektmiddel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insecticidal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSECTICIDAL»

The term «insecticidal» is regularly used and occupies the 96.484 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSECTICIDAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «insecticidal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «insecticidal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insecticidal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSECTICIDAL»

Discover the use of insecticidal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insecticidal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Excerpts from Consular Correspondence Relating to ...
S FROM C01TSTJLAH RELATING TO INSECTICIDAL ABB FISH-POISON R. C. Roark, Insocticide Division, Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, Washington, D. C. The urgent noed for new insecticides to control posts which are becoming ...
Ruric Creegan Roark, 1931
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Impact of Long-Lasting Insecticidal-Treated Nets and ...
Background Conversations, field trips, and research reports indicated impact from long-lasting insecticidal nets [LLINs] and artemisinin-based combination therapies provided by national governments and international partners, but systemic ...
Barry Leonard, 2008
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Handbook of Integrated Pest Management for Turf and Ornamentals
INSECTICIDAL SOAPS Source. Insecticidal soaps generally are not considered to be botanical insecticides, though the oils from which they are produced may be of plant origin. In chemical terms, insecticidal soaps (and all soaps in general) ...
Anne R. Leslie, 1994
4
Identification and Characterization of a Yersinia Pestis ...
Plague, or the Black Death, is a zoonotic disease that is spread from mammal to mammal by fleas.
Inessa Gendlina, 2006
5
Hayes' Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology
insecticidal action, illustrated in Figure 77.3 for the isomers of resmethrin. Two chiral centers at carbon-1 and carbon-3 of the chrysanthemic acid moiety of pyrethrin I produce two pairs of diastereomers, which are designated trans and cis ...
‎2010
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Nicotinoid Insecticides and the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
1. Introduction. Alkaloids, with more than 10,000 described, are one of the most diverse and prominent groups of natural products with pharmacological and lexicological importance (Harborne 1993). Plant extracts containing insecticidal ...
I. Yamamoto, J.E. Casida, 1999
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Recombinant Microbes for Industrial and Agricultural ...
Protein Primary Structure % Mortality S. litura P. xylostella 10.3 mg/ml) 12 pg/mll Figure 5 Primary structures and insecticidal activities of chimeric insecticidal proteins produced in recom- binant E. coli cells: Primary structures of chimeric ...
Yoshikatsu Murooka, 1993
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Entomopathogenic Bacteria: from Laboratory to Field Application
Chapter 2.2 Insecticidal proteins produced by bacteria pathogenic to agricultural pests Takashi Yamamoto1 & Donald H. Dean2 Maxygen, Inc., Redwood City, CA 94063, USA1 and Department of Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, ...
J.F. Charles, Armelle Delécluse, C. Nielsen-le Roux, 2000
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Transgenic Cotton
It is known that B. thuringiensis is a Gram-positive soil bacterium, which secretes insecticidal parasporal crystal proteins called 5-endotoxins during sporulation with a very effective insecticidal activity. In the past decades, dozens of strains of B, ...
Shirong Jia, 2004
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Endospore-forming Soil Bacteria
It seems, however, that there is a difference between the two environments in the frequencies of insecticidal B. thuringiensis. Damgaard et al. (1997) reported that 68% of the isolates, recovered from cabbage phylloplanes in Denmark, ...
Niall A. Logan, Paul De Vos, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSECTICIDAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insecticidal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Blundering Gardener: Try out these tips for treating tomato troubles …
Some gardeners mix baking soda with a bit of insecticidal soap. Make a spray by blending baking soda (or potassium bicarbonate), ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
2
What's eating my hibiscus bushes and asters - The Morning Call
I used insecticidal soap on them and again the next day. But they were so totally infested and looked horrible so I ended up cutting them down ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
3
This comeback trail is lined with boxwood - DailyHerald.com
Filippone also uses organic, insecticidal soap to kill the adults when they emerge and fly about in early May, giving the boxwood several ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
4
Contemporary agriculture: climate, capital, and cyborg ecology
For example, in 2014, it was found that Bt maize - genetically engineered to produce insecticidal toxins derived from the Bacillus thuringiensis ... «libcom.org, Jul 15»
5
My four-year-old Viburnum doesn't look so good. What am I doing …
Give it a spray of insecticidal soap and soak the soil around it with neem in case there are eggs pupating in the soil. Give it lots of compost, too, ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
6
Bugs invading local gardens - The Spectrum
If we use insecticidal soap, which is also recommended in organic production, and apply it to our vegetables or fruit trees, we apply it is an ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
7
A History of Bedbugs Driving Us Insane - Pictorial - Jezebel
It was the discovery of DDT's (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) insecticidal abilities that would stop bedbugs in their disgusting tracks. «Jezebel, Jul 15»
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Genetically Modified Moth Passes Greenhouse Testing With Flying …
... population, they also drove down the resistance allele frequency to Bt insecticidal proteins in the pest population, so it was a double benefit.”. «Discover Magazine, Jul 15»
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Cherokee Tribune - What s bugging your vegetables
Chemical controls that you can use include pyrethrum, neem, or spinosad products or an insecticidal soap spray. To get the current University ... «Cherokee Tribune, Jul 15»
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Voyle: Rose slugs are damaging plants
Another choice is to spray them with insecticidal soap. This is a product that you buy, not mix up from stuff under the kitchen sink. Insecticidal ... «Livingston Daily, Jul 15»

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