glyphosate
noun
glyph·o·sate
ˈgli-fə-ˌsāt 
ˈglī-
: a systemic organophosphate herbicide C3H8NO5P used to control herbaceous and woody weeds especially on croplands
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The Environmental Protection Agency has determined that neither glyphosate, the main ingredient in the weed killer Roundup, nor atrazine, another common herbicide used in industrial agriculture, are dangerous to human health.
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Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2025
Research has shown a link between high levels of glyphosate exposure and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
—Knvul Sheikh, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Services hit include quality control work around lab testing for cyclospora, a parasite that can occur in spinach, as well as for glyphosate pesticide in barley.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
For example, an article in a scientific journal, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, investigated one of Moms Across America's studies that found glyphosate in urine and breast milk.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
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Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2025
Research has shown a link between high levels of glyphosate exposure and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
—Knvul Sheikh, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Services hit include quality control work around lab testing for cyclospora, a parasite that can occur in spinach, as well as for glyphosate pesticide in barley.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
For example, an article in a scientific journal, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, investigated one of Moms Across America's studies that found glyphosate in urine and breast milk.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Glyphosate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glyphosate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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