glyphosate
glyph·o·sate
noun \ˈgli-fə-ˌsāt, ˈglī-\Definition of GLYPHOSATE
: a systemic organophosphate herbicide C3H8NO5P used to control herbaceous and woody weeds especially on croplands
Origin of GLYPHOSATE
perhaps from International Scientific Vocabulary glycine + phosph- + 1-ate
First Known Use: 1972
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