how to pronounce herbicide

/ˈhɝbɪˌsaɪd/

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herbicide is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of herbicide in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… well suited as an herbicide gotcha so …”

meanings of herbicide

noun:

A substance used to kill plants.

herbicide frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word herbicide occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.