Blatticide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Blatticide is a noun meaning A substance that kills cockroaches.
Meaning
A substance that kills cockroaches.
Example Sentences
A new group of blatticides are the insect growth regulators (IGR). These chemicals act like the growth hormones of insects or block development of chitin, the major building block of the cockroach's exoskeleton.
Word Forms
- blatticides
Synonyms for blatticide
Depending on context, synonyms include cockroachicide, roachicide.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include roachicide, cockroachicide, bugicide, anticide, formicide, scalicide.
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