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Definition of Pesticides
1. pesticide [n] - See also: pesticide
Medical Definition of Pesticides
1. Chemicals used to destroy pests of any sort. The concept includes fungicides (fungicides, industrial), insecticide, rodenticides, etc. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pesticides
Literary usage of Pesticides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Final Report edited by Joyce C Laslof, Marguerite Knox, John D Baldeschwieler (1997)
"pesticides As noted earlier in this chapter, pesticides DOD shipped for use ...
Organophosphorus pesticides. Several OP pesticides were used during the Gulf ..."
2. Niosh Recommendations for Occupational Safety & Health: Compendium of Policy by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"APPENDIX V CATEGORIES OF pesticides NIOSH recommends three categories to define
the toxicity of pesticides for the various routes of exposure (oral, ..."
3. Environmental Indicators for Agriculture by Organisation for Economic Co-operation, SourceOECD (Online service), Development. (2001)
"Moreover, the amount of pesticides that leach into soil and water or evaporate
... The risks posed by different pesticides vary greatly depending on their ..."
4. Pest Management and Food Production: Looking to the Future by Montague Yudelman, Annu Ratta, David F. Nygaard (1998)
"Chemical pesticides: Past and Future Growth and Their Impact on Reducing Losses
Current Pesticide Use Farmers use a wide range of chemical pesticides to ..."
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