nounIntermediate

pesticide

US

/ˈpɛstəˌsaɪd/

UK

/ˈpestɪsaɪd/

Meaning

A chemical or other substance used to kill pests or stop them from damaging crops, plants, or buildings.

कीटों और नुकसान पहुँचाने वाले जीवों को मारने या उनसे फसलों, पौधों और इमारतों की रक्षा करने वाला रसायन।

Examples

“The farmer sprayed pesticide on the crops to protect them from insects.”

spray pesticide onagriculture

“Too much pesticide can leave harmful residues on vegetables.”

pesticide residuefood safety

“This shop sells pesticide-free vegetables from local farms.”

pesticide-freefood shopping

Useful patterns

use pesticide to control pestsspray pesticide on cropsapply pesticide to plantspesticide residue on foodpesticide use in farming

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Word family

pesticidal(adjective)
pesticide-free(adjective)

Common collocations

apply pesticidespray pesticideuse pesticideschemical pesticidepesticide residuepesticide exposurepesticide-free produce

Common mistakes

Not natural: The farmer sprayed pesticide to the crops.

Better: The farmer sprayed pesticide on the crops.

Use “spray something on” a surface; “to” does not show where the pesticide was applied.

किसी सतह पर छिड़काव बताने के लिए “spray ... on” कहते हैं; यहाँ “to” सही नहीं है।

Not natural: The farmer used pesticide for kill the insects.

Better: The farmer used pesticide to kill the insects.

Use “to” followed by the base verb to explain the purpose of using something.

किसी काम का उद्देश्य बताने के लिए “to” के बाद क्रिया का सामान्य रूप आता है।

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Synonyms

Words with similar meaning

insecticidepest-control chemicalpest-killing chemicalcrop-protection chemicalpest killer

Learner tip

A pesticide is a broad term for pest-killing substances; an insecticide is specifically used against insects.

Pesticide कीटों को मारने वाले पदार्थों के लिए व्यापक शब्द है; insecticide खास तौर पर कीड़ों के खिलाफ इस्तेमाल होता है।

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What is a pesticide mainly used for?

Pesticide का मुख्य उपयोग किसलिए होता है?