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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.


adjective

  1. of or relating to such a chemical.

Etymology

Origin of agrichemical

First recorded in 1935–40; agri- + chemical

Example Sentences

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German agrichemical giant Bayer said Wednesday that a US judge had granted preliminary approval for a multi-billion-dollar class settlement proposed by its subsidiary Monsanto over claims the Roundup weedkiller causes blood cancer.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Chinese buyers spent billions of dollars to acquire German robot maker Kuka, Swiss agrichemical giant Syngenta and other industrial assets.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2021

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

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2018

Regulators last year signed off on mergers between DuPont and Dow Chemical and between ChemChina and Syngenta, concentrating global agrichemical research and sales in the hands of five companies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2018

The newly competitive sector has sown confusion across the U.S. farm belt, particularly among smaller firms that produce and sell seeds with technology licensed from the agrichemical giants.

From Reuters • Jan. 24, 2018

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