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glyphosate

American  
[glahy-fos-ayt] / 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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Honeybees do not have this enzyme, which is why glyphosate was long considered unlikely to harm them.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

A Virginia Tech study found that glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, can interfere with honeybee foraging and may undermine the long-term stability of colonies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

A Missouri man had sued, claiming a chemical in Roundup called glyphosate caused his cancer, and won $1.25 million in court.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

“For the more than three decades since, EPA has repeatedly re-evaluated glyphosate and has repeatedly concluded that glyphosate is not likely to cause cancer,” Justice Kavanaugh writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

He argued that the International Agency for Research on Cancer considers glyphosate, one of Roundup's ingredients, a probable human carcinogen.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

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