attractant

[ uh-trak-tuhnt ]

/ əˈtræk tənt /

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noun

an attracting agent or substance; lure: the sex attractant of the cockroach;a synthetic attractant used to bait insect traps.

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Origin of attractant

First recorded in 1810–15; attract + -ant

Words nearby attractant

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How to use attractant in a sentence

The unusual use most of us are likely aware of is as a fish attractant.
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The odorous attractant of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L.).
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

British Dictionary definitions for attractant

attractant

/ (əˈtræktənt) /

noun

a substance that attracts, esp a chemical (sex attractant) produced by an insect and attracting insects of the same speciesSee also pheromone

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