glyphosate

English

Etymology

Blend of glycine +‎ phosphonate.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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], archived from the original on 25 March 2017:
      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, archived from the original on 14 July 2020:
      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.
    • 2026 January 14, Lisa Young, “Council delays decision about weedkiller use”, in BBC‎[3], archived from the original on 16 January 2026:
      In previous years Penryn Town Council has used Falmouth Town Council to fulfil the parks contract and glyphosate had been used, councillor Debra Clegg confirmed.

Translations

Further reading

French

Noun

glyphosate m (uncountable)

  1. glyphosate
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.