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herbicide

noun as in poison

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He could have been a better player but he played with "fear", a herbicide that stops athletes growing.

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Paraquat is a herbicide commonly used on farms and in yards for weed control.

Williams was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015, he suspects, because of his exposure to Agent Orange, a herbicide used by the U.S. military to reduce enemy cover in the Vietnamese jungle.

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Vigilance and quick action are especially important here because Bifano only uses organic control methods, so no chemical pesticides or herbicides.

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American military leaders’ position was that herbicides did not constitute chemical weapons under the Geneva Protocol, which the U.S. had yet to ratify.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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