a|phi|cide

a|phi|cide
a|phi|cide «AY fuh syd, AF uh-», noun.
an insecticide intended for use especially against aphids.

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  • Amphicarpic — Am phi*car pic, Amphicarpous Am phi*car pous, a. [Gr. amfi + karpo s fruit.] (Bot.) Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Amphicoelian — Am phi*c[oe] li*an, Amphicoelous Am phi*c[oe] lous, a. [Gr. ? hollowed all round; amfi + ? hollow.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having both ends concave; biconcave; said of vertebr[ae]. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Amphicoelous — Amphicoelian Am phi*c[oe] li*an, Amphicoelous Am phi*c[oe] lous, a. [Gr. ? hollowed all round; amfi + ? hollow.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having both ends concave; biconcave; said of vertebr[ae]. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Amphitheater — Am phi*the a*ter, Amphitheatre Am phi*the a*tre,, n. [L. amphitheatrum, fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? theater: cf. F. amphith[ e][^a]tre. See {Theater}.] 1. An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Amphitheatre — Amphitheater Am phi*the a*ter, Amphitheatre Am phi*the a*tre,, n. [L. amphitheatrum, fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? theater: cf. F. amphith[ e][^a]tre. See {Theater}.] 1. An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Amphitheatric — Am phi*the*at ric, Amphitheatrical Am phi*the*at ric*al, a. [L. amphitheatricus.] Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an amphitheater. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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