Larvicide

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  • noun. An insecticide designed to kill larval pests.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who or that which kills larvæ; specifically, any substance used for the destruction of the larvæ of mosquitos.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a chemical used to kill larval pests
    • Word Usage
    "Additionally, unsafe sources of drinking water can be treated with an approved larvicide, such as ABATE®*, that kills copepods, and communities can be provided with new safe sources of drinking water, or have existing dysfunctional ones repaired."
    Form
    larvicidal  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chemical  chemical substance  
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