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Pesticide

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A chemical used to kill pests, especially insects.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)

Word Usage

"Though often misunderstood to refer only to insecticides, the term pesticide also applies to herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, molluscicides and various other substances used to control pests."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

chemical substance chemical

Hyponym

acaracide spray insect powder acaricide scabicide

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

insecticide fertilizer pollutant toxin fungicide