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
Lawsuits have dogged Bayer since it acquired the Roundup weed-killer brand as part of the Monsanto purchase.
From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2023
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
Department of Agriculture for corn and soy that have been bioengineered to withstand spraying with both glyphosate and 2,4-D, a more toxic weed-killer that some critics say is dangerous to the environment and to people.
From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2014
The weed-killer aminotriazole has caused thyroid cancer in test animals.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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