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weedkiller

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weedkiller [ˈwiːdˌkɪlə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a substance, usually a chemical or hormone, used for killing weeds
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Noun1.weedkiller - a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growthweedkiller - a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
Agent Orange - a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
As, atomic number 33, arsenic - a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
atrazine - a synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide; "atrazine is thought to cause cancer and is banned in some European countries"
chemical, chemical substance - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
linuron - a herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables
paraquat - a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
silvex - a herbicide that is effective in controlling woody plants but is toxic to animals
simazine - a herbicide used to control weeds (especially among crops)
Translations
weedkiller [ˈwiːdˌkɪlə>ʳ] Nherbicida m

weedkiller
nUnkrautvernichter m, → Unkrautbekämpfungsmittel nt

weedkiller مبيد الأعشاب الضارة herbicid ukrudtsmiddel Unkrautvertilger ζιζανιοκτόνο herbicida rikkaruohomyrkky désherbant sredstvo za ubijanje korova diserbante 除草剤 제초제 onkruidverdelger ugrasmiddel środek chwastobójczy herbicida гербицид ogräsmedel ยากำจัดวัชพืช yabani ot öldürücü thuốc diệt cỏ dại 除草剂


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Other pictures show areas where weedkiller has not been used, which he says look much better.
Byline: Helen Thomas A PENSIONER who has tended his wife's grave for 15 years is angry after council workers sprayed weedkiller in a cemetery destroying flowers laid in memory of loved ones.
Byline: JOHN WILSON I APPRECIATE R Lewis thanking me for my letter explaining why farmers use weedkiller on set-aside in May (October 19).
 
 
 
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