| NOUN | substance | pesticide | a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) |
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| Sounds | peh'stahsay.d | |
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| Rhymes | abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd... | |
| Meaning | A chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects). | |
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| Narrower | acaricide, acaracide | A chemical agent used to kill mites |
| arsenical | A pesticide or drug containing arsenic | |
| insecticide, insect powder | A chemical used to kill insects | |
| pediculicide | A chemical agent that kills lice | |
| phosphine | A colorless gas with a strong fishy smell | |
| scabicide | A drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies | |
| sheep dip | A liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites | |
| spray | A pesticide in suspension or solution | |
| Broader | chemical, chemical substance | Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules |
| Spanish | pesticida, pesticidas, plaguicida | |
| Catalan | antiparàsit, pesticida, plaguicida | |
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