agrichemical

American  

[ag-ri-kem-i-kuhl] / ˌæg rɪˈkɛm ɪ kəl /

noun

1. any chemical used in agricultural production, as commercial fertilizers, pesticides, and feed supplements.

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adjective

1. of or relating to such a chemical.

Etymology

Origin of agrichemical

First recorded in 1935–40; agri- + chemical

Example Sentences

He also noted that Australia uses agrichemicals banned in the UK, including hormones that promote animal growth and neonicotinoid pesticides that are harmful to bees.

From BBC

The company’s move reflects a shift toward newer products in the $14.5 billion global agrichemicals industry amid increased regulatory restrictions on chlorpyrifos, which is applied to crops from corn to cauliflower.

From Reuters

What might accurately be dubbed insectageddon is being driven by the agrichemicals industry.

From The Guardian

The agrichemical companies’ business model is to dominate both ends of the market.

From The Guardian

Over time the domesticated wheat, dependent on agrichemical boosters, lost resistance to diseases and pests.

From The Guardian