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weedkiller

weedkiller noun: a chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc).

Noun

weedkiller (countable and uncountable, plural weedkillers)

  1. A chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc).
    Synonyms:
    weedicide

Synonyms of weedkiller

Forms of weedkiller

pluralweedkillers
alternative formweed killer
alternative formweed-killer

Origin of weedkiller

From weed + killer.

Questions about weedkiller

What does weedkiller mean?
Weedkiller means a chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc).
What part of speech is weedkiller?
Weedkiller is a noun.
What is the plural of weedkiller?
The plural of weedkiller is weedkillers.

Words near weedkiller in the dictionary

  1. weedings
  2. weediquette
  3. weedish
  4. Weedjie
  5. Weedjies
  6. weedkiller
  7. weedkillers
  8. weedkilling
  9. weedle
  10. weedless
  11. weedlessness

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