pesticide
The origin and history of pesticide.
Etymology
From pest + the combining form -cide ("killer"), from Latin caedere ("to cut down, kill").
The origin and history of pesticide.
From pest + the combining form -cide ("killer"), from Latin caedere ("to cut down, kill").
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