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Meanings of weedkiller in English

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A chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth.

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Usage of weedkiller in English
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The verdict calls into question the main ingredient in the weedkiller, glyphosate.
Radio NZ
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The broad spectrum weedkiller makes up a quarter of global herbicide sales.
The Guardian
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The schoolchildren complained of rashes, headaches and vomiting after the weedkiller fell.
The Guardian
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Give the weedkiller a rest and let your grass glow with yellow.
The Guardian
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GM essentially means that crops are protected from one type of chemical weedkiller.
BBC
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The man used the company's popular weedkiller Roundup for years before developing lymphoma.
Radio NZ
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The Roundup row: is the world's most popular weedkiller carcinogenic?
The Guardian
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The most frequently detected pesticide was glyphosate, a common weedkiller.
The Guardian
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The weedkiller is considered safer for people than other pesticides.
Reuters
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Tofu Conventional tofu typically comes from genetically modified soybeans sprayed directly with glyphosate weedkiller.
The Guardian
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Glyphosate is a key ingredient in Monsanto's top-selling weedkiller Roundup.
Reuters
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The global chemical company Monsanto is describing its weedkiller Roundup as safer than household bleach.
Radio NZ
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Glyphosate is sold by Bayer as Roundup and is the world's most widely used weedkiller.
The Guardian
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It concluded the weedkiller was "unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans."
Reuters
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Photo: AFP Yet many organic farmers have already made the move away from using the weedkiller.
Radio NZ
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In France, a court last month banned a version of Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller range on safety concerns.
Reuters
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