weed-killer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of weed-killer
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Mr. Means has assailed American agriculture firms and claimed pesticides and the Roundup weed-killer are increasing chronic illness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
Bayer is preparing its riposte, with XtendFlex, which will resist the glufosinate weed-killer, in addition to glyphosate and dicamba.
From Reuters • Mar. 4, 2020
Department of Health, Education and Welfare, warned the public that some cranberries in the Pacific Northwest had been contaminated by a weed-killer that was known to cause cancer in rats.
From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2017
Now, glyphosate - better known as the key active ingredient in the Monsanto weed-killer Roundup - has turned up on another kind of roster.
From Washington Times • Apr. 12, 2017
The weed-killer aminotriazole has caused thyroid cancer in test animals.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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