agrochemical
/aɡrəʊˈkɛmɪk(ə)l
/(also agrichemical)
noun
A chemical used in agriculture, such as a pesticide or a fertilizer: a forum for those with an interest in the safe and effective use of agrochemicals...
- Even the ground water is unfit for drinking due to large-scale application of fertilizers, pesticides and agrochemicals in the tea gardens.
- These were further developed in the 1960s when agro-industrial complexes were set up to grow crops as well as producing fertilizers, pesticides, and other agrochemicals.
- However, adverse effects of high input agriculture have been recognized, as fertilizers and agrochemicals discharged from agriculture cause surface water pollution.
adjective
Relating to agrochemicals or their use: the dangers of agrochemical pollution...
- In the pharmaceutical and agrochemical sectors, selectively fluorinated products are increasingly common.
- The industry is structured differently from the agrochemical industry.
- Future research may include collaborations with Turkish universities and transfer of advanced bioassay technology for agrochemical research.
Rhymes
- pig deer
- pig dog
- pigdom
- pigeon
- pigeon-berry
- pigeon-berry ash
- pigeon blood
- pigeon breast
- pigeon-breasted
- pigeon cherry
- pigeon chest
- pigeon diver
- pigeon drop
- pigeon dropper
- pigeon dropping
- pigeoneer
- pigeon egg
- pigeon express
- pigeon fancier
- pigeon-fancying
- pigeon flyer
- pigeon flying
- pigeon-foot
- pigeongram
- pigeon grass