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Meanings of weed killer in English

Portuguese
herbicida
Catalan
herbicida

A chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth.

        herbicida
        Synonyms
        Examples for "herbicide"
        Examples for "herbicide"
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        Dow has said years of research show the new herbicide is safe.
        Reuters
        2
        Background: Atrazine is a triazine herbicide used widely in the United States.
        Pubmed
        3
        Oxidative stress and DNA damage are involved in the glyphosate-based herbicide toxicity.
        Pubmed
        4
        Glyphosate has been used globally as a safe herbicide for weed control.
        Pubmed
        5
        No significant deleterious effects of this herbicide on larval growth were detected.
        Pubmed
        1
        The verdict calls into question the main ingredient in the weedkiller, glyphosate.
        Radio NZ
        2
        The broad spectrum weedkiller makes up a quarter of global herbicide sales.
        The Guardian
        3
        The schoolchildren complained of rashes, headaches and vomiting after the weedkiller fell.
        The Guardian
        4
        Give the weedkiller a rest and let your grass glow with yellow.
        The Guardian
        5
        GM essentially means that crops are protected from one type of chemical weedkiller.
        BBC
        Usage of weed killer in English
        1
        The place needed paint, new screens, and a bucket of weed killer.
        Bones Are Forever
        2
        He carefully sprayed the area around the MonstaQuest stand with weed killer.
        Pack animals
        3
        Both compete with Monsanto's Roundup weed killer and Roundup Ready seeds.
        Reuters
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        The company faces separate allegations that its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes cancer.
        Reuters
        5
        The firm manufactures Roundup, a weed killer which has glyphosate as a main ingredient.
        BBC
        6
        Bayer has separately faced lawsuits claiming that its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes cancer.
        Reuters
        7
        Glyphosate is the world's most widely used weed killer.
        Radio NZ
        8
        Germany's Bayer scored a victory in its ongoing litigation over its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup.
        Reuters
        9
        The pasture around the stalks looked as if it had been scorched by weed killer.
        Coalition's End
        10
        We are really at the head of the scientific community. Is your weed killer carcinogenic?
        Reuters
        11
        Bayer had denied its Roundup weed killer causes cancer.
        Reuters
        12
        Our you may switch to a bug killer, to a weed killer & sprinkle the weeds.
        The new yorker
        13
        It denies the allegations, saying the weed killer and its active ingredient glyphosate is safe for human use.
        Reuters
        14
        The soil sample might have been a VX precursor, and it might as well have been weed killer.
        Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
        15
        Monsanto's profit stalwarts, weed killer Roundup and its portfolio of genetically modified seeds, have been showing signs of strain.
        Reuters
        16
        Specialists, though, say the weed killer is risky because they can vaporize and drift across fields, a process called volatilization.
        Reuters
        Translations for weed killer
        Catalan
        herbicida