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atrazine
[ a-truh-zeen ]
/ ˈæ trəˌzin /
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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
at present, atrabilious, Atrahasis, atramentous, at random, atrazine, Atrek, atremble, atresia, at rest, 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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