herbicide

noun/ˈhɜrbɪsaɪd/

Frequency rank: #15,703 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a chemical substance used to destroy or inhibit the growth of unwanted plants.

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Example sentence

The farmer sprayed herbicide over the fields to kill the unwanted weeds.

Synonyms & related words

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