Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockroachicide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cock-roachi-cide
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance that kills cockroaches.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“I have tried,” said he, “everything that has ever been recommended as a cockroachicide.[…]”"
"Should be pleased if some of your botanical readers would throw any light on the subject, as really good “cockroachicide” seems to be only with difficulty obtainable in this country."
"Boric acid: lowers sintering temperature, 421 / reaction with monosilicic acid, 190 / with silica as cockroachicide, 752"

Etymology

From cockroach + -icide.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cockroach

Usage

Inflected Forms

cockroachicides (plural)

Synonyms

blatticide roachicide

Questions

What does cockroachicide mean?: A substance that kills cockroaches.
Where does cockroachicide come from?: From cockroach + -icide.

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