bioinsecticide

noun

bio·​in·​sec·​ti·​cide ¦bī-(ˌ)ō-ˌin-¦sek-tə-ˌsīd 

plural bioinsecticides

: a biopesticide having specific activity against one or more insects

The company now has six products on sale, including two genetically engineered bioinsecticides.

—Greg Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 1992

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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