picloram
[ pik-luh-ram, pahy-kluh- ]
/ ˈpɪk ləˌræm, ˈpaɪ klə- /
noun Chemistry.
a colorless powder, C6H3Cl3N2O2, used as a systemic herbicide for controlling annual weeds and deep-rooted perennials on noncrop land.
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