noun
- chemical substances used in agriculture, including fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides
Usage: plural form; technical term
Examples
- The farmer applied agrichemicals to protect his crops from pests.
- Many countries have strict regulations on the use of agrichemicals.
- Organic farming avoids the use of synthetic agrichemicals.
- The company manufactures agrichemicals for large-scale agriculture.
- Environmental groups are concerned about agrichemicals contaminating water supplies.
- Modern agrichemicals have significantly increased crop yields worldwide.