glyphosate

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of glycine +‎ phosphonate.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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glyphosate (countable and uncountable, plural glyphosates)

  1. (organic chemistry) 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[1]:
      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[2], →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.
  2. Any of several herbicides based on it, such as Roundup.

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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glyphosate m (uncountable)

  1. glyphosate