Showing results for dalapon. Search instead for dalapons.

dalapon

American

[dal-uh-pon] / ˈdæl əˌpɒn /

noun

Chemistry.

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

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

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023