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Insecticide vs Xanthone - What's the difference?

insecticide | xanthone |

As nouns the difference between insecticide and xanthone

is that insecticide is a substance used to kill insects while xanthone is an aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene, that is 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

    Anagrams

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    xanthone

    English

    (wikipedia xanthone)

    Noun

  • (organic compound) An aromatic ketone, 9-oxo-xanthene , that is used as an insecticide.

    • Derived terms

    * xanthonoid