Roachicide

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A substance that kills cockroaches. US, countable, uncountable

    "Cockroaches cannot be completely eliminated, and only with constant spraying appropriate roachicides will they be kept under control."

Synonyms

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blatticidecockroachicide

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"Cockroaches cannot be completely eliminated, and only with constant spraying appropriate roachicides will they be kept under control."

Etymology

From roach + -icide.

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