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pesticide definition

pes·ti·cide (pes′tə sīd′)

noun

any chemical used for killing insects, weeds, etc.

Etymology: < pest + -cide

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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