English

Noun

pesticide ‎(plural pesticides)

1. 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.
   • 2011, Allan S. Felsot, Pesticides and Health: Myths vs. Realities, page 4:

     Pesticide and fertilizer use has been recorded since ancient times, […]

   • 2013, Meg Stout, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Aquaponic Gardening (ISBN 1615643338):

     Diluted neem oil can be effective as a pesticide and can control various fungal diseases, such as powdery mildew, on animals and plants.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:pesticide.

Related terms

• pest
• pesticidal
• fungicide
• germicide
• herbicide

Translations

French

Etymology

peste +‎ -cide

Noun

pesticide m ‎(plural pesticides)

1. pesticide

Italian

Adjective

pesticide

1. feminine plural of pesticida