Pesticide

Introduction: Pesticide

Description of Pesticide

Pesticide: General term for an agent that destroys fungi, insects, rodents, or any other pest.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Pesticide: A chemical that is used to kill insects and other pests.
Source: National Institute of Health

Pesticide: agent used to destroy pests of any sort, including animals, plants, fungi and other organisms which are regarded as injurious or unwanted.
Source: CRISP

Pesticide: Chemicals used to destroy pests of any sort. The concept includes fungicides (FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL); INSECTICIDES; RODENTICIDES; etc.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Pesticide:

More specific terms for Pesticide:

• Chemosterilants
• Fungicides, Industrial
• Herbicides
• Insect Repellents
• Insecticides
• Molluscacides
• Pesticide Synergists
• Rodenticides
• Pesticide Residues

Source - MeSH 2007

• aminopterin
• herbicide
• insecticide

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Pesticide

• Specialty Uses of Chemicals
• Toxic Actions

Source - MeSH 2007

• drug /agent

Source - CRISP

The term Pesticide can be used for:

• arthropodicide
• rodenticide

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Pesticide:

• agriculture
• hexachlorobenzene
• pest control
• toxin

Source: CRISP

The description of Pesticide may also be used for the following terms:

• acaricide
• arachnicide

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Pesticide

The following list attempts to classify Pesticide into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Specialty Uses of Chemicals
    • Pesticides

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Toxic Actions
    • Pesticides

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