pesticide
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nounADJECTIVE▪ chemical, synthetic▪
the threat to human health from chemical pesticides in our food
▪ organic▪ agricultural▪ dangerous, harmful, hazardous, toxic▪ approved, banned… OF PESTICIDE▪ level▪It is claimed that current levels of pesticide do not pose a threat to health.
▪ trace▪Traces of pesticide in the water were ten times above permissible levels.
PESTICIDE + NOUN▪ use▪ levels▪ residues▪ exposure▪the risk of pesticide exposure among farm workers
▪ contamination, pollution▪tests for pesticide contamination in food
▪ poisoning▪ application, sprayPHRASES▪ resistance to pesticides▪Some weeds have developed resistance to agricultural pesticides.
▪ the use of pesticides
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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pesticide — [ pɛstisid ] n. m. et adj. • v. 1960; mot angl., de pest « insecte, plante nuisible » et cide ♦ Anglic. Produit chimique employé contre les parasites animaux et végétaux des cultures. ⇒ débroussaillant, désherbant, fongicide, herbicide,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pesticide — UK US /ˈpestɪsaɪd/ noun [C] ENVIRONMENT, PRODUCTION ► a chemical substance used to kill organisms that are not wanted, such as harmful insects or small animals: »Environmentalists called for cuts in pesticide use. → Compare AGROCHEMICAL(Cf.… … Financial and business terms
pesticide — 1939, a hybrid coined from English PEST (Cf. pest) + Latinate CIDE (Cf. cide) … Etymology dictionary
pesticide — ► NOUN ▪ a substance for destroying insects or other pests … English terms dictionary
pesticide — [pes′tə sīd΄] n. [< PEST + CIDE] any chemical used for killing insects, weeds, etc. pesticidal adj … English World dictionary
Pesticide — A cropduster spraying pesticide on a field Pesticides are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest.[1] A pesticide may be a chemical unicycle, biological agent (such as a virus or… … Wikipedia
Pesticide — Épandage aérien de pesticides. Ce mode d épandage est celui qui est le plus susceptible de polluer l air. Il est peu utilisé en Europe, mais fréquent aux États Unis. Un pesticide est une substance émise dans une culture pour lutter contre des… … Wikipédia en Français
pesticide — 01. They use a lot of [pesticide] on their fruit trees, so I don t want to eat their apples. 02. You should wash your fruits and vegetables well before eating them to remove any [pesticides] that may still be on them. 03. The government is… … Grammatical examples in English
pesticide — UK [ˈpestɪsaɪd] / US [ˈpestɪˌsaɪd] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pesticide : singular pesticide plural pesticides a chemical used for killing insects, especially those that damage crops … English dictionary
pesticide — pesticidas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Cheminė medžiaga, naudojama žemės ūkyje augalų apsaugai. atitikmenys: angl. pesticide rus. пестицид; ядохимикат … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
