2,4-D
[ too-fawr-dee, fohr- ]
/ ˈtuˈfɔrˈdi, ˈfoʊr- /
Definition for 2,4-d (2 of 2)
dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
[ dahy-klawr-oh-fi-nok-see-uh-see-tik, -uh-set-ik, dahy-klohr-, dahy-klawr-oh-fi-nok-, dahy-klohr- ]
/ daɪˈklɔr oʊ fɪˈnɒk si əˈsi tɪk, -əˈsɛt ɪk, daɪˈkloʊr-, daɪˌklɔr oʊ fɪˌnɒk-, daɪˌkloʊr- /
noun Chemistry.
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C8H6O3Cl2, slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
Also called
2,4-D.
Origin of dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
British Dictionary definitions for 2,4-d
2,4-D
noun
a synthetic auxin widely used as a weedkiller; 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid