disinsect
English
verb
Definitions
- (public health) To eliminate insects from something, usually by application of an insecticide.
Etymology
Prefix from English insect.
Origin
English
insect
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiinsect English
- deinsectization English
- insect English
- insectan English
- insectarium English
- insectdom English
- insected English
- insecticide English
- insectiferous English
- insectiform English
- insectkind English
- insectless English
- insectlike English
- insectoid English
- insectology English
- insectophobe English
- insectophobia English
- insectotoxin English
- insectproof English
- insecty English
- microinsect English
- noninsect English
- insecte French
- *sek- Proto-Indo-European
- အင်းဆက် Burmese
- sök Volapük
- ʻinisēkite Tongan (Tonga Islands)