Endocrine Disruption
Attractant – attracts an organism, such as an insect
Acaricide – used to kill mites
Active ingredient –in a pesticide, the ingredient that kills or controls the pest.
Algicide – used to kill algae
Antifoulant – used to prevent barnacles and other organisms from colonizing ship hulls, etc.
Avicide – used to kill birds
Bactericide – used to kill bacteria
Chemosterilant – causes reproductive sterility in an organism
Growth regulator – acts as a plant or insect hormone that regulates growth
Herbicide – used to kill plants
Inert – in pesticides, a chemical whose primary function is other than that of an active ingredient
Insecticide – used to kill insects
Fungicide – used to kill fungi and mold
Molluscicide – used to kill mollusks (snails, slugs, mussels, etc.)
Nematicide – used to kill nematode worms
Pediculicide – used to kill lice
Pheromone – signals other organisms of the same species and affects their behavior
Piscicide – used to kill fish
Repellent – repels an organism, such as an insect
Rodenticide – used to kill rodents (rats and mice, etc.)
Safener – reduces the effects of a pesticide on non-target organisms
Synergist – makes the active ingredient more effective than it would be by itself
Virucide – used to kill viruses