defoliant
pronunciation
How to pronounce defoliant in British English:
UK [ˌdiːˈfəʊliənt]
How to pronounce defoliant in American English:
US [ˌdiːˈfoʊliənt]
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- Noun:
- a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off
Word Origin
- defoliant (adj.)
- 1943, from defoliate + -ant.
Example
- 1. Agent orange is a powerful defoliant .
- 2. Agent orange is a defoliant that was used during the vietnam war era and known to cause cancer and other serious illnesses .
- 3. During the vietnam war , thousands of hectares of forest were destroyed with chemical defoliant .
- 4. The u.s. army says it is looking into a report that drums of the vietnam war-era toxic defoliant agent orange were buried at an american military facility in south korea 33 years ago .
- 5. Litigation about agent orange , a defoliant and herbicide used by american forces in the vietnam war , has provided the most extensive judicial discussion of toxic causation .