Pesticide

noun

/ˈpɛstɨsaɪd/

Word Frequency: 1.9

Definitions

1.nounAnything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.

Synonyms

herbicide pesticidal insecticide pcp phytosanitary pest fungicide rodenticide biocide vermicide acaricide miticide

Rhymes With

abide stride snide chide deride provide glide preoccupied

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