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INSECTICIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crop Protection
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- insecticide
1, record 1, English, insecticide
correct, see observation, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate any insects which may be present in any environment whatsoever. 2, record 1, English, - insecticide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... many insecticides also kill mites ... 3, record 1, English, - insecticide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
There appears to be a generic-specific relationship between "insecticide" in French and in English: in English, an insecticide can repel as well as destroy insects, whereas the French definition seems to be limited to killing insects. 4, record 1, English, - insecticide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission. 5, record 1, English, - insecticide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Protection des végétaux
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- insecticide
1, record 1, French, insecticide
correct, masculine noun, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substance ou préparation ayant la propriété de tuer les insectes. 2, record 1, French, - insecticide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] dans la pratique, le terme d'insecticide est également utilisé pour désigner des produits de lutte contre d'autres invertébrés : acariens, myriapodes, etc.). 2, record 1, French, - insecticide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Termes en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains. 3, record 1, French, - insecticide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Protección de las plantas
- Animales dañinos para los cultivos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- insecticida
1, record 1, Spanish, insecticida
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Todo compuesto químico cuya acción, más o menos rápida, es causa de muerte para el insecto. 2, record 1, Spanish, - insecticida
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] unos son tóxicos por vía oral y mueren los insectos que los ingieren; [...]; en otros basta su contacto con los tegumentos para provocar, bien una parálisis de los centros nerviosos, o la asfixia por obturación de los estigmas [...]. El grupo tercero está formado por los modernos insecticidas orgánicos que actúan a la vez por ingestión y contacto y algunos también por inhalación. En el cuarto incluimos los denominados insecticidas sistémicos [...]. Se refiere el quinto a los insecticidas gaseosos. Y, por último, ha de considerarse el grupo sexto, de sustancias atrayentes o repelentes. 3, record 1, Spanish, - insecticida
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