herbicide

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɜːrbɪsaɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɝbəˌsaɪd, ˈɝ-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hûr′bə sīd′, ûr′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
herb•i•cide /ˈhɜrbəˌsaɪd, ˈɜr-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Pest Controla substance or chemical for killing plants, esp. weeds.
her•bi•cid•al /ˌhɜrbəˈsaɪdəl, ˌɜr-/USA pronunciation  adj. See -cide-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
herb•i•cide  (hûr′bə sīd′, ûr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pest Controla substance or preparation for killing plants, esp. weeds.
  • herb + -i- + -cide 1895–1900
her′bi•cid′al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
herbicide / ˈhɜːbɪˌsaɪd/
  1. a chemical that destroys plants, esp one used to control weeds
ˌherbiˈcidalˌherbiˈcidally
'herbicide' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Agent Orange - ammonium thiocyanate - atrazine - bensulide - biocide - cacodylic acid - calcium cyanamide - contact - dalapon - defoliate - dichlobenil - diphenamid - diquat - paraquat - pentachloronitrobenzene - picloram - preemergence - preemergent - propanil - simazine - trifluralin - weed-killer

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