herbicide

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herbicide

  • /ˈhɜːbɪsaɪd/ UK
  • /ˈ(h)ɝbɪsaɪd/ US

Sounds like urbicide (for pronunciations without /h/)

Where it comes from

From herb + -icide.

noun herbicides

  1. countable, uncountable A substance used to kill plants.

    Similar: phytocide

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noun substance used to kill plants

Españolherbicida
한국어제초제 jechoje
日本語除草剤 josōzai
中文除草劑 /除草剂 chúcǎojì
Kiswahilikiuagugu
Portuguêsherbicida
Françaisherbicide
DeutschHerbizid, chemisches Wildkrautbekämpfungsmittel, chemisches Unkrautvernichtungsmittel, chemischer Unkrautvernichter, chemische Keule
Italianodiserbante, erbicida
Ελληνικάζιζανιοκτόνο zizanioktóno
Românăerbicid
Русскийгербици́д gerbicíd

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"herbicide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/herbicide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

herbicide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/herbicide

Chicago

"herbicide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/herbicide.

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@misc{herbicide_2026,
  title = {herbicide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/herbicide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}