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agrochemical en · ADJ
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros
Proto-Italic *agros
Latin agerder.
English agro-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Hellenic *-mə
Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor.
Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor.
Medieval Latin alchēmia
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Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
New Latin chēmia
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
New Latin chēmicus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English chemical
English agrochemical
From agro- + chemical.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to agrochemistry.
Deriveds
nonagrochemical · agrochemically
Relateds
agroscientific · agriscientific · agrotechnological · biochemical · agritechnological
Translations (6)
it agrochimico (relating to agrochemistry) · ru агрохими́ческий (relating to agrochemistry) · pt agroquímico (relating to agrochemistry) · fr agrochimique (relating to agrochemistry) · es agroquímico (relating to agrochemistry) · pl agrochemiczny (relating to agrochemistry)
agrochemical en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros
Proto-Italic *agros
Latin agerder.
English agro-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Hellenic *-mə
Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor.
Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor.
Medieval Latin alchēmia
▲
Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
New Latin chēmia
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
New Latin chēmicus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English chemical
English agrochemical
From agro- + chemical.
Meanings
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A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
Villagers use the nematicides Furadan and Mocap mostly in banana cultivation, whereas Basudin and Sevin are the most frequently used agrochemicals applied exclusively on nonbanana crops.
1998, Lawrence S. Grossman, The Political Ecology of Bananas, page 197:A review of Syngenta’s strategy shows that Dr. Cresswell’s experience fits in with practices used by American competitors like Monsanto and across the agrochemical industry.
2016 December 31, Danny Hakim, “Scientists Loved and Loathed by an Agrochemical Giant”, in The New York Times:
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A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
Forms
Relateds
agroscience · agrotechnology · agritechnology · agribusiness · agriscience · biochemical · agrobusiness
Synonyms
agrichemical
Translations (1)
pl agrochemikalia (chemical that improves crops)