glyphosate

noun

glyph·​o·​sate ˈgli-fə-ˌsāt 

ˈglī-

: a systemic organophosphate herbicide C₃H₈NO₅P used to control herbaceous and woody weeds especially on croplands

Examples of glyphosate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some farmers and Republicans are worried about what this report might say about glyphosate, the ingredient commonly used in pesticides sprayed on crops. —Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025

But the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, doesn’t want to further regulate glyphosate. —Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025

But even the best of them all, glyphosate sprays used at its top rate of application and applied in late spring/early summer when bamboo is growing most vigorously won’t give total control. —Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025

Of course, if the Supreme Court rejects Bayer’s appeal, the company will have to rely on other approaches, for example separating its glyphosate business. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from International Scientific Vocabulary glycine + phosph- + -ate entry 1

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for glyphosate

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