insecticide
noun/ɪnˈsɛktɪsaɪd/
Frequency rank: #14,344 most common English word
Meaning
A chemical substance used to kill insects.
Example sentence
The farmer sprayed insecticide over the crops to protect them from harmful bugs.
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