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  • noun Plural form of defoliant.

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Examples

  • Gen. LeMay’s quote about using nuclear weapons as defoliants is too scary for words.

    Matthew Yglesias » Back to the Future 2007

  • The author does concede, however, that the company was "occasionally mentioned as a manufacturer of 2,4,5-T weed and brush killers, some of which were identified as defoliants used during the war in Vietnam."

    Freezerbox Magazine 2009

  • The author does concede, however, that the company was "occasionally mentioned as a manufacturer of 2,4,5-T weed and brush killers, some of which were identified as defoliants used during the war in Vietnam."

    Freezerbox Magazine 2009

  • This idea did not sit well with Afghans who still retained unpleasant memories of the Soviets spraying napalm and other defoliants from the air.

    The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • The USFK says that during the late seventies barrels of other defoliants were buried on base, but were dug up within a few years and removed.

    Environmental Investigation Underway on US Base in S. Korea 2011

  • The USFK says that during the late seventies barrels of other defoliants were buried on base, but were dug up within a few years and removed.

    Environmental Investigation Underway on US Base in S. Korea 2011

  • The USFK says that during the late seventies barrels of other defoliants were buried on base, but were dug up within a few years and removed.

    Environmental Investigation Underway on US Base in S. Korea 2011

  • This idea did not sit well with Afghans who still retained unpleasant memories of the Soviets spraying napalm and other defoliants from the air.

    The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • The U.S. Defense Department acknowledged in 1999 that Agent Orange and two other defoliants were sprayed in the Korean demilitarized zone DMZ during the late 1960s.

    US Army Probes Report of Agent Orange Dumping in Korea 2011

  • The USFK says that during the late seventies barrels of other defoliants were buried on base, but were dug up within a few years and removed.

    Environmental Investigation Underway on US Base in S. Korea 2011

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