herbicide

noun

her·bi·cide | \ ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌsīd

Definition of herbicide

: an agent used to destroy or inhibit plant growth

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Other Words from herbicide

herbicidal \ ˌ(h)ər-bə-ˈsī-dᵊl

\ adjective

herbicidally \ ˌ(h)ər-bə-ˈsī-dᵊl-ē

\ adverb

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Step 3 - Thwart Weed Growth To prevent weeds from taking over your lawn this summer, apply a pre-emergent herbicide in the spring. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How to Get Your Lawn Ready for Spring," 22 Jan. 2019 The active ingredient in this weedkiller is an herbicide known as glyphosate. — Yvette D'entremont, SELF, "Should You Worry About Herbicides In Your Food?," 10 Oct. 2018 But concentrations strong enough to be effective against anything but the youngest, most tender weeds, vinegar is no longer a food product but an herbicide called horticultural vinegar and not so friendly. — Margaret Roach, Good Housekeeping, "Why It Can Be Dangerous to Use Vinegar to Kill Weeds," 15 Aug. 2018 China approved the company’s new herbicide-resistant soybean, the WSJ’s Jacob Bunge reports, opening new markets for American farmers who are struggling to control hard-to-kill weeds. — Erica E. Phillips, WSJ, "Today’s Logistics Report: Shoppers Skip the Mall; Trade War Disrupts; Huawei Exports Blocked," 11 Jan. 2019 Bayer is up against more than 8,700 similar cases from plaintiffs alleging that glyphosate, the main compound in Bayer’s Roundup herbicide, causes cancer. — Jacob Bunge, WSJ, "Bayer Shares Jump in Germany After Roundup Ruling," 11 Oct. 2018 If germination is poor or nonexistent, herbicides could be present or the pH of the soil could be way off. — Leah Zerbe, Good Housekeeping, "The Right Way To Buy Quality Organic Compost For Your Garden," 27 July 2017 Such weeds have developed resistance to glyphosate, the herbicide marketed by Bayer under the Roundup brand. — Jacob Bunge, WSJ, "China’s GMO Ruling Hands U.S. Farmers New Tool in Battle Against Weeds," 8 Jan. 2019 An instance similar to the Tylenol murders also occurred in Japan in 1985, when 10 people were killed and 35 were left seriously ill from a poisonous herbicide that had been inserted into beverages in vending machines. — Rebecca Jennings, Vox, "Needles in strawberries, cyanide in Tylenol: the long history of product tampering," 21 Sep. 2018

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