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pesticide

  • \pɛs.ti.sid\
  • [pɛs.ti.sid] France

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De l’anglais pesticide.

noun pesticides

  1. Substance chimique destinée à éliminer les parasites animaux ou végétaux qui pourraient s’attaquer aux cultures. Certaines transformations conservent le pesticide intact et le dispersent dans une autre sphère environnementale.

Similar: agrotoxique, biocide, phytosanitaire

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In English

  • pesticide substance used to kill or repress the activities of pests

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"pesticide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/pesticide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pesticide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/pesticide

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"pesticide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/pesticide.

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@misc{pesticide_2026,
  title = {pesticide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/pesticide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}