Pesticide — A cropduster spraying pesticide on a field Pesticides are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest.[1] A pesticide may be a chemical unicycle, biological agent (such as a virus or… … Wikipedia
systemic — Relating to a system; specifically somatic, relating to the entire organism as distinguished from any of its individual parts. * * * sys·tem·ic sis tem ik adj of, relating to, or common to a system: as a) affecting the body generally compare… … Medical dictionary
systemic — I. adjective Date: 1803 of, relating to, or common to a system: as a. affecting the body generally b. supplying those parts of the body that receive blood through the aorta rather than through the pulmonary artery c. of, relating to, or being a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
systemic — sys•tem•ic [[t]sɪˈstɛm ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) pat of or pertaining to a system 2) pat bio pertaining to, affecting, or circulating through the entire body: systemic disease; systemic pesticide[/ex] • Etymology: 1795–1805 sys•tem′i•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Pesticide toxicity to bees — Pesticides vary in their effect on bees. Contact insecticides, those which kill by touching the organism, affect the worker bee that is directly sprayed. Systemic insecticides, those that are incorporated by treated plants, can contaminate nectar … Wikipedia
pesticide — Synonyms and related words: Cain, aborticide, acaricide, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antiseptic, apache, assassin, assassinator, bactericide, bloodletter, bloodshedder, bravo, bug bomb, burker, butcher, button man, cannibal, carbamate insecticide,… … Moby Thesaurus
systemic — Synonyms and related words: acaricide, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antiseptic, bug bomb, carbamate insecticide, chemosterilant, chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide, contact poison, defoliant, disinfectant, eradicant, fumigant, fungicide, germicide … Moby Thesaurus
systemic — systemically, adv. /si stem ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a system. 2. Physiol., Pathol. a. pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole. b. pertaining to or affecting a particular body system. 3. (of a pesticide) absorbed and circulated by… … Universalium
systemic — a. affecting the whole organism; (of a pesticide) making the whole plant toxic to pests … Dictionary of difficult words
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