Contact Pesticide: A chemical that kills pests when it touches them, instead of by ingestion. Also, soil that contains the minute skeletons of certain algae that scratch and dehydrate waxy-coated insects.
The ability of a pesticide or toxic chemical to poison people or animals by contact with the skin. (See contact pesticide.)
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Dermal Toxicity: The ability of a pesticide or toxic chemical to poison people or animals by contact with the skin. (see Contact Pesticide) ...
 See also: Treatment, Carcinogen, Emergency, Risk, Contamination
  
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