pesticide
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pesticide
- /ˈpɛstɪsaɪd/ UK
- /ˈpɛstəsaɪd/ UK
- /ˈpɛstɪˌsaɪd/ Canada, US
- [ˈpɛstɪ̈ˌsaɪd] Canada, US
noun pesticides
- Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests. “Twelve pesticides commonly applied to citrus groves are slated for study in the project’s plots,” reports Tom S. Bellows, UC Riverside assistant entomologist. They include four acaricides (Morestan, Kelthane, Pictran, Vendex), four thripsicides (Cygon, Carzol, Orthene, Sabadilla), and four scalicid
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: herbicide, pesticidal, insecticide, pcp, phytosanitary, pest, fungicide, rodenticide, biocide, vermicide, acaricide, miticide, nematicide, larvicide, ovicide, molluscicide
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noun substance used to kill or repress the activities of pests
| Español | pesticida, plaguicida |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 殺虫剤 satchūzai, 農薬 nōyaku |
| 中文 | 殺蟲劑 /杀虫剂 shāchóngjì, 農藥 /农药 nóngyào, 除害劑 /除害剂 chúhài jì |
| हिन्दी | कीटनाशक kīṭnāśak |
| Português | pesticida |
| Français | pesticide |
| Deutsch | Pestizid |
| Italiano | pesticida |
| Română | pesticid |
| Русский | пестици́д pesticíd |
Talk about this word "pesticide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pesticide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pesticide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pesticide "pesticide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pesticide.Cite this
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title = {pesticide},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pesticide},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
