defoliant

Example Sentences

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More than half of that spraying involved the dioxin-contaminated defoliant Agent Orange.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

Some deforestation can be traced back to the Vietnam War, when forests were sprayed with the toxic defoliant known as Agent Orange.

From National Geographic • Dec. 20, 2023

Speaking to an audience of veterans and lawmakers, Mr. Biden said it had taken years for researchers and lawmakers to better understand the harmful effects of Agent Orange, the defoliant used in the Vietnam War.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022

It’s also a deadly chemical that was used as an herbicide and defoliant in Vietnam, where “Da 5 Bloods” takes place.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2020

An incubator is set way too high at thirty-seven degrees Celsius, which makes no sense for a defoliant to kill Sagan’s plant life for terra-forming.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera