atrazine

[ a-truh-zeen ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white crystalline compound, C 8 H 14 N 5 Cl, used as an herbicide to control weeds, especially in corn crops.

atrazine

/ ˈætrəziːn /

noun

1. a white crystalline compound widely used as a weedkiller. Formula: C 8 H 14 N 5 Cl

Word History and Origins

Origin of atrazine¹

First recorded in 1960–65; a(mino-) + tr(i)azine

Word History and Origins

Origin of atrazine¹

C20: from a ( mino ) tr ( i ) azine