| insecticide, botanical | Insecticide derived from plant materials. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| botanical | Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants; as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition. Botan"ically, Botanic garden, a garden devoted to the culture of plants collected for the purpose of illustrating the science of botany. Botanic physician, a physician whose medicines consist chiefly of herbs and roots. Origin: Cf. F. Botanique. See Botany. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| insecticide | <pharmacology> A chemical used to kill insects. Insecticides are a type of pesticide. (09 Oct 1997) |
| insecticide, carbamate | Insecticide, which owe their activity to the carbamate moiety in the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insecticide, organochlorine | A class of insecticide composed of chlorinated organic compounds. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insecticide, organophosphate | A class of insecticide composed of an organic radical bound to a phosphorus-containing radical. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insecticide, organothiophosphate | A class of insecticide composed of an organic radical bound to a thiophosphorus acid radical. One or more of the oxygen atoms of the phosphorus acid radical may be replaced by one or more sulfur atoms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insecticide resistance | The development by insects of resistance to insecticide. (12 Dec 1998) |