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Pesticide is made up of two words 'pest and -cide'. The word pest refers to an annoying or troublesome thing. The suffice -cide is borrowed from Latin meaning 'killer' and is used in compound words, such as pesticide and homicide

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What is the root word for pesticide?

The root word for pesticide is "pest." It comes from the Latin word "pestis," meaning plague or pestilence.


How do you use the word 'pesticide' in a sentence?

Researchers have linked one particular pesticide to the development of caner in mice.


What did Rachel Carson do for the environment movement?

She Exposed the health effects of a pesticide that killed bugs or DDT. This pesticide was later connected to breast cancer in women that had come in contact with the pesticide.


What does the signal word on a pesticide label describe?

The signal word on a pesticide label indicates the level of toxicity of the product. It categorizes the pesticide's potential hazard to humans and the environment, with common signal words including "Caution," "Warning," and "Danger." Each word reflects the severity of the risk associated with exposure to the pesticide, guiding users in handling and applying the product safely.


What is the word if you are grown without pesticide or other chemical additives?

organic


What is plasticide?

In my research I have concluded that this is not an existing word. With that reasoning it hasn't a definition. (Do you mean pesticide?)


What is the antonym for pesticide?

pesticide


What are the names of weed killers?

The word you are looking for is herbicide.


What is the opposite of systemic pesticide?

Local Pesticide


When was My Pesticide created?

My Pesticide was created in 2007.


How close does a plant have to be to a pesticide for it to work?

depends on the pesticide and the pest If the pest is on the plant the pesticide must contact the plant.


How do you spray a tall tree?

You don't have to go that high up. Crawling insects will have to come down into the pesticide or stay where they are.