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Insecticide vs Anabasine - What's the difference?

insecticide | anabasine |

As nouns the difference between insecticide and anabasine

is that insecticide is a substance used to kill insects while anabasine is a pyridine alkaloid similar to nicotine, found in , a close relative of the common tobacco plant, formerly used as an insecticide.

insecticide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    Related terms

    * insect * insecticidal

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    anabasine

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia anabasine)
  • A pyridine alkaloid similar to nicotine, found in , a close relative of the common tobacco plant, formerly used as an insecticide.