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glyphosate

American  
[glahy-fos-eyt] / glaɪˈfɒs eɪt /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a compound, C 3 H 8 NO 5 P, used to kill a wide range of weeds.


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Heavy use of longstanding herbicides, like glyphosate, the main ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup, has contributed to resistance developing among weeds such as waterhemp and palmer amaranth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He discovered the county uses chemicals such as glyphosate, triclopyr and imazapyr.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Yet, glyphosate is also the subject of much debate.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

What the science says on the question of Is glyphosate harmful? is complex.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Some of them were dead, and their families answered the questionnaires about past glyphosate exposure in their stead.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026