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Insecticide vs Ryanodine - What's the difference?

insecticide | ryanodine |

As nouns the difference between insecticide and ryanodine

is that insecticide is a substance used to kill insects while ryanodine is (organic chemistry) a poisonous alkaloid found in the south american plant ryania speciosa , originally 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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    ryanodine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A poisonous alkaloid found in the South American plant Ryania speciosa , originally used as an insecticide.