picloram

[ pik-luh-ram, pahy-kluh- ]

/ ˈpɪk ləˌræm, ˈpaɪ klə- /

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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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Origin of picloram

1960–65; reverse compound from am(inotrich)lor(o)pic(olinic acid); see amino-, tri-, chloro-², picolinic

Words nearby picloram

Pickwickian, Pickwickianism, Pickwickian syndrome, Pickwick, Samuel, picky, picloram, picnic, picnic races, pico-, Pico de Aneto, Pico della Mirandola