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
Two decades ago, Monsanto Co was working to commercialize wheat bred to withstand treatments of its weed-killer Roundup, but the company halted that effort in 2004.
From Reuters ● Mar. 3, 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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