atrazine
[ a-truh-zeen ]
/ ˈæ trəˌzin /
noun Chemistry.
a white crystalline compound, C8H14N5Cl, used as an herbicide to control weeds, especially in corn crops.
Origin of atrazine
First recorded in 1960–65;
a(mino-) +
tr(i)azine
Words nearby atrazine
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atracurium besylate,
atrahasis,
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atrek,
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atreus
British Dictionary definitions for atrazine
atrazine
/ (ˈætrəziːn) /
noun
a white crystalline compound widely used as a weedkiller. Formula: C 8 H 14 N 5 Cl
Word Origin for atrazine
C20: from
a (
mino)
tr (
i)
azine