agrochemical

noun

ag·​ro·​chem·​i·​cal ˌa-grō-ˈke-mi-kəl 

variants or less commonly agrichemical

ˌa-gri-ˈke-mi-kəl 

: an agricultural chemical (such as an herbicide or an insecticide)

Examples of agrochemical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to requiring vast amounts of land, cultivation is hugely water and energy-intensive, necessitating pesticides and other agrochemicals. —Joshua Britton, Time, 2 Apr. 2025

But pesticides and other agrochemicals required to sustain that scale of production can injure workers and their families. —Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025

Mexican tariffs would affect the agriculture business because growers in Mexico rely on American pesticides, fertilizers, seeds and agrochemicals. —Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024

As demand for fossil fuels for transport, power, and heating declines due to electrification and demand reduction measures, the fossil fuel industry is investing significantly in petrochemicals to produce plastics and agrochemicals and lock in fossil dependence. —Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

agrochemical from agro- + chemical entry 2; agrichemical from agri- + chemical entry 2

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for agrochemical

• academical
• biochemical
• cytochemical
• geochemical
• histochemical
• microchemical
• neurochemical
• petrochemical
• photochemical
• phytochemical
• spectrochemical
• thermochemical