Pesticides

Pesticides

Any chemical or substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of pests that damage or interfere with the growth of crops, shrubs, tress, timber and other vegetation useful to humans.

Industry: Agricultural chemicals

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Pesticides

hidròlisi

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The decomposition of organic compounds by interaction with water.

hidrofílic

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

hydrophillic, és el que li agrada l'aigua molt, de la paraula grega "philos" = amic

hidrofòbic

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

D o pateix hidrofòbia, que és la forta aversió per l'aigua.

paràmetre

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A variable, measurable property whose value is a determinant of the characteristics of a system; e.g. temperature, pressure, and density are parameters of the atmosphere.

necrosi

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Death of plant or animal cells or tissues. In plants, necrosis can discolor stems or leaves or kill a plant entirely.

The chemical addition of oxygen to break down pollutants or organizac waste; e.g., destruction of chemicals such as cyanides, phenols, and organic sulfur compounds in sewage by bacterial and chemical ...