glyphosate
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of glycine + phosphonate.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
glyphosate (countable and uncountable, plural glyphosates)
- (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.
- Any of several herbicides based on it, such as Roundup.
Translations edit
chemical
Further reading edit
- glyphosate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Noun edit
glyphosate m (uncountable)