weed killer

Noun

Meaning

a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

herbicide weedkiller Agent Orange antiseptic insecticide disinfectant fungicide anthelmintic pesticide fumigant germicide insect powder acaricide defoliant chemosterilant
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Antonyms

ambrosia treatment medicine cure healing medication
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Hypernyms

chemical chemical substance

Hyponyms

Agent Orange paraquat atrazine simazine linuron silvex

Examples

Heath investigates how one lawmaker received campaign contributions from a lobbyist for two pesticide companies that sell weed killer that was set to be banned on the condition that the EPA complete its scientific review of arsenic. Source: Internet

I should've used the weed killer on the darn thing, but that didn't occur to me until much, much later. Source: Internet

“The defendant asserted that she thought she had poured weed killer on weeds and did not know that there were artichokes amongst the weeds. Source: Internet

A weed killer used to manage plants along U.S. Highway 20 left the Deschutes National … Source: Internet

Use rock salt or table salt as a weed killer. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Weed Day weed eater weed hook weed man weed out weed torch