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dalapon

American  
[dal-uh-pon] / ˈdæl əˌpɒn /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a selective herbicide, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 O 2 , used to eradicate certain grass weeds in sugarcane and other crops.

Etymology

Origin of dalapon

1950–55; probably d(i)-al ( ph)a-(dichloropro)p(i)on(ic acid) , an alternate chemical name; di- 1, alpha, chloro- 2, propionic

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