insecticide
Noun

insecticide

  1. A substance used to kill insects.
    • 2009, Handbook of Pesticides: Methods of Pesticide Residues Analysis ISBN 1420082477
      The dried seed powder of custard apple (Annona squamosa L; family: Annonaceae) has been used as an insecticide in India and many other tropical countries since ancient times.
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