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contact poison
1. Chemical which injures the target organism through physical contact and skin absorption rather than through ingestion or inhalation.
2. Pesticide (herbicide) that causes injury to only the plant tissue to which it is applied or which is not appreciably translocated within plants.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Biology; Chemistry
- Category: Toxicology
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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- Walter Lane
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