weed-killer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of weed-killer
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Plaintiffs have filed tens of thousands of lawsuits in state courts alleging that Monsanto’s Roundup weed-killer gave them cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
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
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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