atrazine

[ a-truh-zeen ]
/ ˈæ trəˌzin /

noun Chemistry.

a white crystalline compound, C8H14N5Cl, used as an herbicide to control weeds, especially in corn crops.

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Origin of atrazine

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

Words nearby atrazine

atpase, atrabilious, atracurium besylate, atrahasis, atraumatic suture, atrazine, atrek, atremble, atresia, atretic, atreus
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British Dictionary definitions for atrazine

atrazine
/ (ˈætrəziːn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for atrazine

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