Definisjon av pesticide

Vi fant 4 definisjoner av pesticide på engelsk.

WordNet

Noun
pesticide - a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)
		chemical, chemical substance material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
		acaracide, acaricide a chemical agent used to kill mites
		arsenical a pesticide or drug containing arsenic
		insect powder, insecticide a chemical used to kill insects
		pediculicide a chemical agent that kills lice
		phosphine a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide
		scabicide a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies
		sheep dip a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites

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Substantiv
pesticide - A substance, usually synthetic although sometimes biological, used to kill or contain the activities of pests.

A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest. A pesticide may be a chemical substance, biological agent (such as a virus or bacterium), antimicrobial, disinfectant or device used against any pest. Pests include insects, plant pathogens, weeds, molluscs, birds, mammals, fish, nematodes, and microbes that destroy property, spread disease or are a vector for disease or cause a nuisance.

pesticide
A general term for chemical agents that are used in order to kill unwanted plants, animals pests or disease-causing fungi.

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