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Pesticide
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Any substance that is used to kill insects and other pests. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Any chemical substance, biological agent or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest, including insects, plant pathogens, weeds, mollusks, birds, mammals, fish, nematodes (roundworms) and microbes that compete with humans for food, destroy property, spread or are a vector for disease or are a nuisance. (NCI Thesaurus)
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