pesticidepes‧ti‧cide /ˈpestɪsaɪd/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 
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ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- And many pests have developed resistance to the most commonly used pesticides.
- Attempts will be made to reduce pesticide use in water catchment areas.
- Avoid spraying your plants with pesticides, grow plants that encourage beneficial insects such as carrots, parsley, parsnips and nettles.
- By 7am his eyes will be weeping and raw from the sulphurous pesticides in the soil.
- Del Norte County pesticide storage area near Crescent City.
- More research is needed to optimise the size of droplets and their charge-to-mass ratio for different pesticides and targets.
- So, what exactly is going on in the pesticide world to reduce me to such grovelling gratitude?
- We never use pesticides or insecticides and this is the wonderful result.
WORD SETS► Agriculture
Collocationsagrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► chemical
a chemical substance used to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops → herbicide· Four more test orchards were managed conventionally, with the full arsenal of chemical fertilisers and pesticides.· Our scheme reduced the range and volume by using alternatives to chemical pesticides and by taking a holistic approach to growing.· Organically farmed crops are not sprayed with any chemical pesticides and are not treated with nitrogen, potassium or phosphate fertilisers.
► new· Evaluating the toxicology of any new pesticide is now so expensive that few new compounds are reaching the market.· Cloning produces large numbers of identical organisms for research purposes, such as the initial testing of new pesticides on plant species.· It is claimed that the new levels of pesticide do not pose a risk to health.
NOUN► residue· All foods are organically grown, except when foods with pesticide residues are used for testing.
► use· Attempts will be made to reduce pesticide use in water catchment areas.· Over the same period, pesticide use has decreased by 47 percent.· In the short term it proposes increased monitoring to ensure that the highest standards of pesticide use are maintained.
VERB► reduce· Attempts will be made to reduce pesticide use in water catchment areas.· Since its establishment, it has warned the newly-privatized water companies on 12 occasions to reduce pesticides in drinking water.· Sainsbury's works with suppliers to find ways of reducing the use of pesticides to a minimum.
► spray· Avoid spraying your plants with pesticides, grow plants that encourage beneficial insects such as carrots, parsley, parsnips and nettles.· If the food market expands, they reason, it could reduce the need to spray crops with harmful pesticides.· Dead birds are found almost every morning after greenkeepers have sprayed pesticide at night.· Our crops are sprayed with pesticides, some of which are also classified as EDCs.· Organically farmed crops are not sprayed with any chemical pesticides and are not treated with nitrogen, potassium or phosphate fertilisers.