herbicide

herbicide
Synonyms and related words:
aborticide, acaricide, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antiseptic, bug bomb, carbamate insecticide, chemosterilant, chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide, contact poison, defoliant, disinfectant, eradicant, fratricide, fumigant, fungicide, genocide, germicide, homicide, infanticide, insect powder, insecticide, matricide, microbicide, miticide, organic chlorine, organic phosphate insecticide, parricide, patricide, pesticide, poison, rat poison, regicide, roach paste, roach powder, rodenticide, sororicide, stomach poison, suicide, systemic, systemic insecticide, toxic, toxicant, toxin, uxoricide, venin, venom, vermicide, virus, weed killer

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  • herbicide — [ ɛrbisid ] adj. et n. m. • v. 1930; de herbe et cide ♦ Didact. Qui détruit les mauvaises herbes. Produit herbicide. N. m. Un herbicide. ⇒ pesticide; débroussaillant, défoliant, désherbant. ● herbicide adjectif et nom masculin Se dit d un produit …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • herbicide — herbicide. См. гербицид. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • herbicide — 1888, originally a trademark name, from HERB (Cf. herb) + CIDE (Cf. cide) …   Etymology dictionary

  • herbicide — [n] poison DDT, defoliant, fungicide, insecticide, paraquat, pesticide, weedkiller; concepts 307,475,674,675 …   New thesaurus

  • herbicide — ► NOUN ▪ a toxic substance used to destroy unwanted vegetation …   English terms dictionary

  • herbicide — [hʉr′bə sīd΄, ʉr′bə sīd΄] n. [herbi (< L herba, HERB) + CIDE] any chemical substance used to destroy plants, esp. weeds, or to check their growth herbicidal adj …   English World dictionary

  • Herbicide — Weeds killed with herbicide Herbicides, also commonly known as weedkillers, are pesticides used to kill unwanted plants.[1] Selective herbicides kill specific targets while leaving the desired crop relatively unharmed. Some of these act by… …   Wikipedia

  • Herbicide — Dans la famille des pesticides[1], elle même incluse dans la famille des biocides[2], on appelle herbicide toute substance active ou une préparation ayant la propriété de tuer les végétaux. Le terme « désherbant » est un synonyme d… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • herbicide — UK [ˈhɜː(r)bɪsaɪd] / US [ˈɜrbɪˌsaɪd] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms herbicide : singular herbicide plural herbicides a chemical used for killing weeds (= plants that are not wanted) …   English dictionary

  • herbicide — herbicidal, adj. /herr beuh suyd , err /, n. a substance or preparation for killing plants, esp. weeds. [1895 1900; HERB + I + CIDE] * * * Agent, usually chemical, for killing or inhibiting the growth of unwanted plants (weeds). Modern weed… …   Universalium

  • herbicide — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)bɪsaɪd, AM ɜ͟ː(r)b [/t]] herbicides N MASS A herbicide is a chemical that is used to destroy plants, especially weeds …   English dictionary

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