pesticide
Syllables: pes·ti·cide/ˈpɛstɪsaɪd/US/ˈpɛstɪˌsaɪd/
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pesticide noun: 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.
Noun
pesticide (countable and uncountable, plural pesticides)
- 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.
- “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...1983 May 26, “Pesticide residue effects under study”, in The Californian, volume 25, number 16, Temecula, Calif., page A-11
- Too much pesticide was applied and then washed from the fields by rains and surface runoff.2001, David McConnell, The Good Earth: Companion Guide, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, →ISBN, page 1.12
pesticide meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
pesticide in Hindi
- substance used to kill or repress the activities of pests
- कीटनाशक kīṭnāśak
pesticide in Tamil
- உயிர்கொல்லி, பூச்சிக்கொல்லி, பூச்சிவிரட்டி, பீடைநாசினி, தீங்குயிர்கொல்லி
pesticide in Bengali
- পোকামাকড় মারার রাসায়নিক
pesticide in Kannada
- ಕೀಟನಾಶಕ, ಕ್ರಿಮಿನಾಶಕ, ಕೇಡಳಿಕ
More languagesFewer languages
- pesticide in Tagalog
- lasonangol, pestisidyo
- pesticide in Malay
- pestisid, racun perosak
- pesticide in Indonesian
- pestisida, racun hama, racun pembasmi hama
Examples of pesticide in a sentence
- “Twelve pesticides commonly applied to citrus groves are slated for study in the project’s plots,” reports Tom S.1983 May 26, “Pesticide residue effects under study”, in The Californian, volume 25, number 16, Temecula, Calif., page A-11:
- Pesticide and fertilizer use has been recorded since ancient times, […]2011, Allan S. Felsot, Pesticides and Health: Myths vs. Realities, page 4:
- Diluted neem oil can be effective as a pesticide and can control various fungal diseases, such as powdery mildew, on animals and plants.2013, Meg Stout, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Aquaponic Gardening, →ISBN:
Forms of pesticide
| plural | pesticides |
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Origin of pesticide
From pest + -i- + -cide.
Words formed from pesticide
Questions about pesticide
- What does pesticide mean?
- Pesticide means 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.
- What is pesticide in Hindi?
- Pesticide in Hindi is कीटनाशक (kīṭnāśak). See Pesticide meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use pesticide in a sentence?
- “Twelve pesticides commonly applied to citrus groves are slated for study in the project’s plots,” reports Tom S.
- What part of speech is pesticide?
- Pesticide is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pesticide?
- Pesticide is pronounced /ˈpɛstɪsaɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pesticide?
- The plural of pesticide is pesticides.
Words near pesticide in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pesticide (page history and authors); pesticide (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pesticide (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pesticide (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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