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

The president also previously signed an executive order shielding manufacturers from liability related to glyphosate. —Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026

Activists grew impatient earlier this year after Trump signed an executive order intended to boost glyphosate production and later protested efforts by Monsanto to secure legal protections from lawsuits. —Nik Popli, Time, 3 June 2026

The clearest rupture came over glyphosate. —Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026

Roundup cancer claims An ongoing battle over whether the popular Roundup weedkiller causes cancer could get curtailed or supercharged depending on whether the justices allow the manufacturer to be sued for failing to warn of cancer risks from the active ingredient glyphosate. —Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 20 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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