Herbicides

noun a chemical spray or dust applied to plants to cause their leaves to fall off

• The defoliant sprayed on the crops helped increase the yield by preventing weed growth.
• The defoliant they used on the lawn made it look so much neater.
• I heard they're using some heavy-duty defoliant on that new golf course.
• The defoliant of truth stripped away the layers of deception to reveal the raw reality.

noun a substance or chemical used to kill unwanted plants or weeds

• The gardeners applied weed killer to the lawn to prevent unwanted plants from growing.
• I need to grab some weed killer from the store before tackling the backyard.
• I sprayed some weed killer on those pesky dandelions in the yard.
• Sometimes we need to use weed killer to get rid of toxic relationships in our lives.

noun a noun referring to a specific herbicide used to control grasses and broadleaf weeds in crops

• Acetochlor is a pre-emergent herbicide commonly used in corn and soybean fields.
• Farmers often use acetochlor to keep weeds under control in their crops.
• I heard acetochlor is the go-to stuff for killing those pesky weeds.
• Just like acetochlor stops weeds from growing, sometimes we need to find ways to stop negativity from taking root in our lives.