glyphosate

English

Etymology

Blend of glycine +‎ phosphonate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪfəseɪt/, /ˈɡlaɪfə-/, /ɡlaɪˈfɒseɪt/

Noun

glyphosate (countable and uncountable, plural glyphosates)

  1. N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme.
    • 2016 April 11, Arthur Neslen, “Two-thirds of Europeans support ban on glyphosate - poll”, in The Guardian‎:
      Two-thirds of Europeans support a ban on glyphosate, the most widely used agricultural chemical in the world’s history, according to a new Yougov poll.
    • 2017 November 27, Danny Hakim, “Glyphosate, Top-Selling Weed Killer, Wins E.U. Approval for 5 Years”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      France led the opposition to allowing the use of glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup and in weed killers made by other companies.

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Noun

glyphosate m (uncountable)

  1. glyphosate
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