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Definition of pesticide noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pesticide

noun
 
/ˈpestɪsaɪd/
 
/ˈpestɪsaɪd/
 [countable, uncountable]
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  1. a chemical used for killing pests, especially insects
    • vegetables grown without the use of pesticides
    • crops sprayed with pesticide
    see also herbicide, insecticide
    Extra Examples
    • It is claimed that current levels of pesticide do not pose a threat to health.
    • Some weeds have developed resistance to agricultural pesticides.
    • Traces of pesticide in the water were ten times above permissible levels.
    • tests for pesticide contamination in food
    • the risk of pesticide exposure among farm workers
    • the threat to human health from chemical pesticides in our food
    Topics Farmingb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • chemical
    • synthetic
    • organic
    • …
    … of pesticide
    • level
    • trace
    pesticide + noun
    • use
    • levels
    • residues
    • …
    phrases
    • resistance to pesticides
    • the use of pesticides
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