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herbicide
[ hur-buh-sahyd, ur- ]
noun
- a substance or preparation for killing plants, especially weeds.
herbicide
/ ˈ³óɜ˲úɪˌ²õ²¹Éª»å /
noun
- a chemical that destroys plants, esp one used to control weeds
herbicide
/ ³óû°ù′²úÄ-²õÄ«»å′,û°ù′- /
- A pesticide used to kill weeds. Paraquat is a herbicide.
- Compare fungicide
Derived Forms
- ËŒ³ó±ð°ù²ú¾±Ëˆ³¦¾±»å²¹±ô, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó±ð°ùb¾±Â·³¦¾±»åa±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of herbicide1
Example Sentences
The mixture known as Agent Orange is a combination of two herbicides that the U.S. brought to Vietnam in huge volumes to kill off jungles and mangroves that hid opposition forces during the Vietnam war.
Every year the U.S. sells Mexico about $5 billion of genetically modified corn, which has been designed to resist pests and tolerate herbicides.
In this first phase, which is free to residents, the EPA will go through burned areas to assess, remove and safely dispose of household hazardous materials including paints, cleaners, solvents, oils, batteries, herbicides and pesticides.
Conventional agriculture, meanwhile, is wholly dependent on preemptive pesticide use, dousing entire fields of crops in herbicides like glyphosate and accelerating the evolution of superweeds in the process.
To deal with the increasing outbreaks, farmers are resorting to using herbicides and insecticides that can damage soil quality in the long term and also pose health risks.
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