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agrichemical

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ag⋅ri⋅chem⋅i⋅cal

[ag-ri-kem-i-kuhl]
–noun
1. any chemical used in agricultural production, as commercial fertilizers, pesticides, and feed supplements.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to such a chemical.


Origin:
1935–40; agri- + chemical
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ag·ri·chem·i·cal   (āg'rĭ-kěm'ĭ-kəl)   
n.  Variant of agrochemical.
ag·ro·chem·i·cal   (āg'rə-kěm'ĭ-kəl)   
n.  A chemical, such as a fertilizer, hormone, fungicide, insecticide or soil treatment, that improves the production of crops.
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