| NOUN | substance | weed killer, herbicide, weedkiller | a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth |
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| Meaning | A chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth. | |
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| Synonyms | herbicide, weedkiller | |
| Narrower | Agent Orange | A herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest / forest areas |
| atrazine | A synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide | |
| linuron | A herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables | |
| paraquat | A poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide | |
| silvex | A herbicide that is effective in controlling woody plants but is toxic to animals | |
| simazine | A herbicide used to control weeds (especially among crops) | |
| Broader | chemical, chemical substance | Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules |
| Substances | arsenic, As, atomic number 33 | A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms |
| Spanish | herbicida, herbicidas | |
| Catalan | herbicida | |
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