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

herb•i•cide /ˈhɜrbəˌsaɪd, ˈɜr-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Pest Controla substance or chemical for killing plants, esp. weeds.

her•bi•cid•al /ˌhɜrbəˈsaɪdəl, ˌɜr-/USA pronunciation adj. See -cide-.

herb•i•cide (hûr′bə sīd′, ûr′-),USA pronunciation n.

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/ n

a chemical that destroys plants, esp one used to control weeds

ˌherbiˈcidal adj ˌherbiˈcidally adv

'herbicide' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Agent Orange - contact - defoliate - ammonium thiocyanate - atrazine - bensulide - biocide - cacodylic acid - calcium cyanamide - dalapon - dichlobenil - diphenamid - diquat - paraquat - pentachloronitrobenzene - picloram - preemergence - preemergent - propanil - trifluralin - weed-killer - simazine

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