glyphosate
noun
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Definition of glyphosate
: a systemic organophosphate herbicide C3H8NO5P used to control herbaceous and woody weeds especially on croplands
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Many government regulators have rejected a link between cancer and glyphosate. — Sudhin Thanawala, The Seattle Times, "Lawsuits alleging Roundup caused cancer can move forward," 10 July 2018 California already considers the Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, to be a carcinogen, as does the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer. — Lucas Laursen, Fortune, "Why Monsanto Could Soon Get Hit With a Flood of Cancer-Related Lawsuits," 11 July 2018 Cancer experts disagree, often strongly, on whether either talc or glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, causes cancer in people. — NBC News, "Johnson & Johnson talc verdict goes against what is known about cancer," 13 July 2018 Dewayne Johnson used Roundup during his two years as a groundskeeper and blames his 2014 cancer diagnosis on its active ingredient, glyphosate. — CBS News, "Monsanto faces its first trial over allegations Roundup ingredient caused cancer," 19 June 2018 There is conflicted evidence linking glyphosate and cancer. — Ashley May, USA TODAY, "Lawsuits alleging weed killer Roundup caused cancer given green light by San Francisco judge," 11 July 2018 The ingredient in question is glyphosate, which California added to a list of chemicals known to cause cancer just last year. — Brittany Shoot, Fortune, "Monsanto's Roundup Is on Trial. The Charge: Causing Cancer," 10 July 2018 The company estimates that its seeds, engineered to resist glyphosate as well as dicamba, will be planted on 40 million acres nationwide this year. — Paul Feldman, kansascity, "High-stakes battle over dicamba pesticide pits farmer against farmer | The Kansas City Star," 3 May 2018 Citywide use of glyphosate has decreased by about 85% since the 2013-14 fiscal year, according to staff, and has been replaced with organic materials and increased use of mulch to prevent weeds from sprouting in planters and tree wells. — Luke Money, latimes.com, "Residents urge Costa Mesa to eliminate local use of synthetic pesticides," 14 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'glyphosate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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