agrochemicaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌaɡrəʊˈkɛmᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌæɡroʊˈkɛməkəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: agro- comb. form, chemical adj.

Etymology: < agro- comb. form + chemical adj., after German agrochemisch (1920 or earlier).

A. adj.

Of or relating to the use of chemicals in agriculture, or to the chemicals themselves.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > [adjective] > of or relating to chemicals > used in agriculture

agrochemical1920

agrichemical1957

1920 Rev. Appl. Entomol. 8 358 (title) Report for 1916 and 1917 of the Agro-Chemical Research Station and of the Experiment Station for Plant Diseases of the Agricultural Chamber for the Province of Sachsen.

1933 Plant Physiol. 33 533 In the laboratories of Prianishnikoff (Agrochemical Experimental Station)..this method was successfully used to determine the reaction of plants to different forms of nitrogen nutrition.

1978 Dumfries Courier 20 Oct. 13/3 West Cumberland Farmers are one of four co-operatives involved in the formation of a new agro-chemical marketing company.

1990 C. Rose Dirty Man of Europe (1991) x. 229 At one time the agrochemical industry used to imply that pesticides posed little risk in themselves.

2005 N. Devon Jrnl. (Nexis) 5 May 50 Our research highlighted that 80% of dairy farms do not have an agrochemical adviser.

B. n.

Any of various chemicals used in agriculture, such as fertilizers or (now more commonly) biologically active compounds such as pesticides, hormones, and growth regulators. Cf. agrichemical n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > [noun] > chemicals > chemicals used in agriculture

agriproduct1948

agrichemical1953

agrochemical1964

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun] > clearing land > weeding or weed control > weed killer

agrochemical1964

glyphosate1977

1930 K. Fierov et al. Bull. Applied Bot., Genetics & Plant Breeding 23 154 (heading) Agrochemical characteristics of drought resistant varieties of cultivated plants.

1964 Economist 11 Apr. 167/1 Recent Russian purchases of chemical plant have been directed by the need for ‘agro-chemicals’, urgently required to improve agricultural output.

1984 ‘D. Archer’ Ambridge Years 119 In my lifetime, four things have happened to revolutionize farming: mechanization, plant breeding, livestock breeding and the development of agro-chemicals.

2011 Guradian (Nexis) 16 Feb. 33 He was being sued by a pineapple company for his part in protests at the pollution of local water supplies with agrochemicals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agrochemical
释义	agrochemicaladj.n. Brit. /ˌaɡrəʊˈkɛmᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌæɡroʊˈkɛməkəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: agro- comb. form, chemical adj. Etymology: < agro- comb. form + chemical adj., after German agrochemisch (1920 or earlier). A. adj. Of or relating to the use of chemicals in agriculture, or to the chemicals themselves. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > [adjective] > of or relating to chemicals > used in agriculture agrochemical1920 agrichemical1957 1920 Rev. Appl. Entomol. 8 358 (title) Report for 1916 and 1917 of the Agro-Chemical Research Station and of the Experiment Station for Plant Diseases of the Agricultural Chamber for the Province of Sachsen. 1933 Plant Physiol. 33 533 In the laboratories of Prianishnikoff (Agrochemical Experimental Station)..this method was successfully used to determine the reaction of plants to different forms of nitrogen nutrition. 1978 Dumfries Courier 20 Oct. 13/3 West Cumberland Farmers are one of four co-operatives involved in the formation of a new agro-chemical marketing company. 1990 C. Rose Dirty Man of Europe (1991) x. 229 At one time the agrochemical industry used to imply that pesticides posed little risk in themselves. 2005 N. Devon Jrnl. (Nexis) 5 May 50 Our research highlighted that 80% of dairy farms do not have an agrochemical adviser. B. n. Any of various chemicals used in agriculture, such as fertilizers or (now more commonly) biologically active compounds such as pesticides, hormones, and growth regulators. Cf. agrichemical n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > [noun] > chemicals > chemicals used in agriculture agriproduct1948 agrichemical1953 agrochemical1964 the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun] > clearing land > weeding or weed control > weed killer agrochemical1964 glyphosate1977 1930 K. Fierov et al. Bull. Applied Bot., Genetics & Plant Breeding 23 154 (heading) Agrochemical characteristics of drought resistant varieties of cultivated plants. 1964 Economist 11 Apr. 167/1 Recent Russian purchases of chemical plant have been directed by the need for ‘agro-chemicals’, urgently required to improve agricultural output. 1984 ‘D. Archer’ Ambridge Years 119 In my lifetime, four things have happened to revolutionize farming: mechanization, plant breeding, livestock breeding and the development of agro-chemicals. 2011 Guradian (Nexis) 16 Feb. 33 He was being sued by a pineapple company for his part in protests at the pollution of local water supplies with agrochemicals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1920
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