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Meaning of "weedkiller" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEEDKILLER

weedkiller  [ˈwiːdˌkɪlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEEDKILLER

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Weedkiller is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WEEDKILLER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

weedkiller

Herbicide

Herbicides, also commonly known as weedkillers, are pesticides used to kill unwanted plants. Selective herbicides kill specific targets, while leaving the desired crop relatively unharmed. Some of these act by interfering with the growth of the weed and are often synthetic mimics of natural plant hormones. Herbicides used to clear waste ground, industrial sites, railways and railway embankments are not selective and kill all plant material with which they come into contact. Smaller quantities are used in forestry, pasture systems, and management of areas set aside as wildlife habitat. Some plants produce natural herbicides, such as the genus Juglans, or the tree of heaven; such action of natural herbicides, and other related chemical interactions, is called allelopathy. Herbicides are widely used in agriculture and landscape turf management. In the US, they account for about 70% of all agricultural pesticide use.

Definition of weedkiller in the English dictionary

The definition of weedkiller in the dictionary is a substance, usually a chemical or hormone, used for killing weeds.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEEDKILLER


ala
ˈeɪlə
Anguilla
æŋˈɡwɪlə
germ-killer
ˈdʒɜːmˌkɪlə
killer
ˈkɪlə
Manila
məˈnɪlə
miller
ˈmɪlə
painkiller
ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə
rachilla
rəˈkɪlə
retailer
ˈriːteɪlə
rhachilla
rəˈkɪlə
similar
ˈsɪmɪlə
spoiler
ˈspɔɪlə
tailor
ˈteɪlə
Taylor
ˈteɪlə
thriller
ˈθrɪlə
trailer
ˈtreɪlə
Tyler
ˈtaɪlə
vanilla
vəˈnɪlə
Venezuela
ˌvɛnɪˈzweɪlə
villa
ˈvɪlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEEDKILLER

weed
weed out
weeder
weedery
weedhead
weedicide
weedier
weediest
weedily
weediness
weeding
weedless
weedlike
weeds
weedy
week
weekday
weekdays
weekend
weekend bag

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEEDKILLER

biller
bookseller
chiller
contract killer
distiller
driller
dusty miller
filler
griller
Hiller
hunter-killer
rotary tiller
Rototiller
schiller
serial killer
siller
spiller
stocking filler
tiller
triller
willer

Synonyms and antonyms of weedkiller in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «weedkiller» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEEDKILLER

Find out the translation of weedkiller to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of weedkiller from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weedkiller» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

除草剂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

herbicida
570 millions of speakers

English

weedkiller
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

weedkiller
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُبِيدُ الَأعْشَابِ الضَارَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гербицид
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

herbicida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

weedkiller
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désherbant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

racun rumpai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unkrautvertilger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

除草剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제초제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Weedkiller
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuốc diệt cỏ dại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

களை கொல்லி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वीडकिलर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sarmaşık öldürücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diserbante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

środek chwastobójczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гербіцид
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

erbicid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζιζανιοκτόνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onkruiddoder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ogräsmedel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ugrasmiddel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of weedkiller

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEEDKILLER»

The term «weedkiller» is regularly used and occupies the 83.279 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEEDKILLER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «weedkiller» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «weedkiller» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about weedkiller

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEEDKILLER»

Discover the use of weedkiller in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weedkiller and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Weedkiller's Daughter
As compelling as it is turbulent, The Weedkiller’s Daughter captures a family at the center of the rapidly changing society of midcentury Detroit.
Harriette Simpson Arnow, 2012
2
Allotment Gardening For Dummies
Diquat is a common chemical used in these types of weedkiller. Residual weedkillers Residual weedkillers are better kept well away from the allotment. As the name suggests, the chemical stays in the soil, killing off any seeds that germinate ...
Sven Wombwell, 2010
3
Legacy: A Story of Hope for a Time of Environmental Crisis
Now it's darn 'inconvenient' to only spray weedkiller when the field is fallow. Wouldn't it be easier to spray for weeds when the weeds are growing up between the corn? Well, if we take our corn into a very scientific laboratory, they can alter the ...
Joanne Poyourow, 2005
4
Viticulture - An introduction to commercial grape growing ...
the right time and using the right product(s) for the anticipated weed spectrum, a single tank-mix spray containing a residual weedkiller (which stays in the soil and stops weed seedlings from germinating) and a contact or systemic weedkiller ...
Stephen Skelton, 2007
5
Pesticides
Product Name Marketing Company Reg No 1068 Sodium chlorate (Herbicide) % В & Q Sodium Chlorate Weedkiller Barrettine Sodium Chlorate (Fire Suppressed) Weedkiller Battle, Hayward and Bower Sodium Chlorate Weedkiller with Fire ...
‎1994
6
Weed Destruction: A Farmers' and Students' Guide
Residual weedkiller — see weedkiller. Rhizome — an underground stem which spreads sideways from the plant and which possesses buds capable of producing aerial shoots and roots. Runner — as stolon. Seed leaves — see cotyledons.
Stanley A. Evans, 1962
7
British Insecticides & Fungicides for Crop Protection
Ltd. Bugges Insecticides Ltd. Synchemicals Ltd. A total weedkiller containing Chipman Chemical Co. Ltd. monuron Liquid weedkiller Liquid worm killer Agranular total weedkiller formu- Chipman Chemical Co. Ltd. lation of sodium chlorate with ...
British Agrochemicals Association, Association of British Insecticide Manufacturers, Association of British Manufacturers of Agricultural Chemicals, 1970
8
Professional Copy to Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: ...
EXAMPLE 3 Yardbirds Gardening, Inc. , carries two brands of solutions containing weedkiller and water. "Gently Green" is 59c weedkiller and "Sun Saver" is \59c weedkiller. Yardbirds Gardening needs to combine the two types of solutions to ...
Marvin L. Bittinger, 1995
9
Suicide: The Hidden Side of Modernity
Chinese papers are full of stories about poor young women from the country who swallow weedkiller because they are being overexploited by their mothers-in-law . The young American boy of Indian origin from Minnesota who, in March 2005, ...
Christian Baudelot, Roger Establet, 2008
10
Pesticides Listed by Active Ingredient Registered for Use in ...
M.C.P.A. Amine-64 Herbicide Sn MAB 64 oz/gal 6274 PFF Calso Amine M.C.P.A. Weedkiller Sn MAB 64 oz/gal 6373 SHL Shell MCPA Weedkiller Amine 80 Sn MAB 80 oz/gal 8125 NlB MCP 80 Amine Weedkiller containing MCPA Sn MAB 80 ...
Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Plant Products Division. Control Products Section, 1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEEDKILLER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weedkiller is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Buckinghamshire farmer Rick Davies uses weedkiller in crops to …
A farmer has successfully proposed to his girlfriend using weedkiller to spell out a message in crops. Rick Davies, 32, told the Milton Keynes Citizen he sprayed ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Weedkiller suspected of causing cancer deemed 'safe'
A bottle of Monsanto's 'Roundup' pesticide. The pesticide was banned after the active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, was in March classified as 'probably ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Weedkiller may cause cancer
The weedkiller, sprayed widely on farms and used in a number of popular lawn-care products, has been designated as “possibly” carcinogenic to humans by a ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
4
Roundup weedkiller banned from French garden centres over …
France has announced a ban on over the counter sales of a brand of weedkiller from garden centres after the active ingredient was classified as "probably ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
5
Weedkiller likely cause of Nigeria 'mystery disease': WHO
Geneva (AFP) - Pesticide poisoning was the likely cause of the mysterious deaths of at least 18 people in a southwestern Nigerian town earlier this week, the ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
6
Watch a GMO Advocate Claim a Weed Killer Is Safe to Drink but …
Watch a GMO Advocate Claim a Weed Killer Is Safe to Drink but Then ... Plus, an advocate for genetically modified foods said Roundup, a weedkiller that is ... «TIME, Mar 15»
7
A Top Weedkiller Could Cause Cancer. Should We Be Scared?
An international committee of cancer experts shocked the agribusiness world a few days ago when it announced that two widely used pesticides are "probably ... «NPR, Mar 15»
8
Weedkiller alert over cancer link
Andreas Kortenkamp, professor of human toxicology at Brunel University, London, said that the people who are most at risk are those applying the weedkiller to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
9
Gardener poisoned her sister's artichokes with weedkiller is fined £5
Gillian Leeden poured weed killer over older sister Lyndsey Glassett's Jerusalem artichokes as part of a bitter row over their late mother's estate. The 62-year-old ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
10
VIDEO: East Belfast trouble: Weedkiller bombs thrown at police
David Moore, area commander for east Belfast, said bottles were being filled with weedkiller and thrown at officers, and possibly at members of the public too. «Belfast Newsletter, Oct 14»

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