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発音

• IPA: /ˈɡlɪfəseɪt/, /ˈɡlaɪfə-/, /ɡlaɪˈfɒseɪt/

名詞

glyphosate (countable and uncountable, plural glyphosates)

1. (organic chemistry) N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme.
   • 2016 April 11, Arthur Neslen, “Two-thirds of Europeans support ban on glyphosate - poll”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 25 March 2017:

     Two-thirds of Europeans support a ban on glyphosate, the most widely used agricultural chemical in the world’s history, according to a new Yougov poll.

   • 2017 November 27, Danny Hakim, “Glyphosate, Top-Selling Weed Killer, Wins E.U. Approval for 5 Years”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 July 2020:

     France led the opposition to allowing the use of glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup and in weed killers made by other companies.

   • 2026 February 20, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Hiroko Tabuchi, “MAHA Moms Turn Against Trump: ‘Women Feel Like They Were Lied To’”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     But the executive order Mr. Trump issued Wednesday to increase domestic production of glyphosate — a widely used weedkiller and possible carcinogen that has been the target of thousands of lawsuits, including one brought by Mr. Kennedy — stunned and infuriated the activists.

2. Any of several herbicides based on it, such as Roundup.
   • 2026 January 14, Lisa Young, “Council delays decision about weedkiller use”, in BBC‎, archived from the original on 16 January 2026:

     In previous years Penryn Town Council has used Falmouth Town Council to fulfil the parks contract and glyphosate had been used, councillor Debra Clegg confirmed.

Further reading

• glyphosate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia