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INSECTIFUGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does insectifuge mean?
• INSECTIFUGE (noun)
The noun INSECTIFUGE has 1 sense:
1. a chemical substance that repels insects
Familiarity information: INSECTIFUGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chemical substance that repels insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
insect repellant; insect repellent; insectifuge
Hypernyms ("insectifuge" is a kind of...):
repellant; repellent (a chemical substance that repels animals)
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