Plural of pesticide

regular plural

The plural of pesticide is pesticides.

Forms of pesticide

“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
There have been calls for research into the pesticides that are blamed for the decline in bee populations.From the entry into
"Although effective in degrading pesticides with P-O bonds, washing of the vegetables sprayed with the thiolester organophosphate insecticide malathion with the enzyme did not yield any improved degradation."From the entry malathion
These endocrine disruptors are everywhere: plastics, shampoos, cosmetics, cushions, pesticides, canned foods and A.T.M. receipts.2021 February 20, Nicholas Kristof, “What Are Sperm Telling Us?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry plastic
Unfortunately, typical mattresses are often a lasagna of nonbiodegradable synthetics, pesticides, and potentially carcinogenic toxins.2008, Body & Soul. From the entry lasagna

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.

What is the plural of pesticide?: The plural of pesticide is pesticides.
Is pesticide countable?: Pesticide is a countable and uncountable noun.

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