Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white solid, C3H8NO5P, that is soluble in water, used as a broad-spectrum herbicide.
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- noun A
generic name for N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of severalherbicides that inhibit a plant growthenzyme .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But the USDA review paper noted that glyphosate is "the most extensively used herbicide worldwide," and that creeping bentgrass and several of the species that can form hybrids with it "can be weedy or invasive in some situations."
Genetically Engineered Grass Growing in the Wild | Impact Lab 2006
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Roundup — originally made by Monsanto but now also sold by others under the generic name glyphosate — has been little short of a miracle chemical for farmers.
Round-Up Resistant Weeds Pose a Threat to Farmers | Impact Lab 2010
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Chemically known as glyphosate, Roundup was known for its ability to kill almost anything green yet leave a relatively small environmental footprint, being less toxic to wildlife and people than most weedkillers.
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Roundup, generically known as glyphosate, is a key part of the new industrial -/chemical-farming paradigm.
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Farmers have become increasingly critical of both GM seed as it goes up in price, and herbicides like Roundup, also known as glyphosate, as 'superweeds' become prevalent in treated fields.
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Roundup contains the active ingredient glyphosate, which is the most used herbicide in the USA.
Peace, order and good government, eh?: April 2009 Archives 2009
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The spraying could be conducted with the herbicide glyphosate, which is used by many Americans on their own gardens under the trade name Roundup.
State of War James Risen 2006
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In January, the USDA deregulated alfalfa and in February it partially deregulated sugar beets that have been genetically modified to withstand Roundup, which contains a chemical called glyphosate.
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In January, the USDA deregulated alfalfa and in February it partially deregulated sugar beets that have been genetically modified to withstand Roundup, which contains a chemical called glyphosate.
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The vast majority of genetically engineered crops on the market are resistant to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, or its generic equivalent called glyphosate.
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