antiinsectan

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noun

Any compound produced by a plant or other organism that serves as a defensive protection against predation by insects.

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Meanings

nounantiinsectan (plural antiinsectans)

plural antiinsectans

  1. Any compound produced by a plant or other organism that serves as a defensive protection against predation by insects.

Origin

From anti- + insectan.

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APA

antiinsectan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiinsectan

MLA

“antiinsectan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiinsectan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiinsectan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiinsectan.

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