simazine

[ sahy-muh-zeen ]
/ ˈsaɪ məˌzin /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless crystalline selective herbicide, C7H12ClN5, used for season-long weed control in corn and other crops.

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Origin of simazine

1955–60; sim-, respelling of sym(metrical) + (tri)azine

Words nearby simazine

sima, simak, simar, simarouba, simaroubaceous, simazine, simba, simbirsk, simcoe, simenon, simeon
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