pesticide
noun /ˈpestɪsaɪd/
/ˈpestɪsaɪd/
[countable, uncountable]- a chemical used for killing pests, especially insects
- vegetables grown without the use of pesticides
- crops sprayed with pesticide
Extra ExamplesTopics Farmingb2- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chemical
- synthetic
- organic
- …
- level
- trace
- use
- levels
- residues
- …
- resistance to pesticides
- the use of pesticides