Meaning of Pesticide | Babel Free
ˈpɛstɪsaɪdDefinitions
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.
Equivalents
العربية
مبيد الحشرات
Čeština
pesticid
Ελληνικά
φυτοφάρμακο
Esperanto
pesticido
Eesti
taimekaitsemürk
Français
pesticide
עברית
מדביר
हिन्दी
कीटनाशक
Հայերեն
պեստիցիդ
Íslenska
skordýraeitur
Italiano
pesticida
한국어
농약
Kurdî
îlac
Polski
pestycyd
Português
pesticida
Română
pesticid
Русский
пестицид
Svenska
bekämpningsmedel
Tagalog
pestisidyo
Українська
пестицид
Yorùbá
oogun apakokoro
Examples
““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 scalicides (Parathion, Supracide, Lorsban, Sevin).”
“Too much pesticide was applied and then washed from the fields by rains and surface runoff.”
“Pesticide and fertilizer use has been recorded since ancient times, […]”
“Diluted neem oil can be effective as a pesticide and can control various fungal diseases, such as powdery mildew, on animals and plants.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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