any chemical used in agricultural production, as commercial fertilizers, pesticides, and feed supplements
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to such a chemical
Also: agrochemical
Word origin
[1935–40; agri- + chemical]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aeroembolism, gangbuster, hard core, roadblock, walk-through
Examples of 'agrichemical' in a sentence
agrichemical
The agrichemical companies that profit from neonicotinoids, quickly pooh-poohed the findings, and no government seems prepared to act.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
If this happened, the agrichemical industry would hold not only farmers but also governments to ransom.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Irresponsible and perhaps well-meaning pressure groups are preventing delivery of agrichemical-free solutions to crop pests and diseases.