Definition of PESTICIDE

pesticide

Meanings

Plural: pesticides

Noun

  • a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
  • Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.

Origin / Etymology

From pest + -i- + -cide.

Scrabble Score: 14

pesticide is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pesticide is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pesticide is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

pesticide is a valid Words With Friends word