dalapon

[ dal-uh-pon ]
/ ˈdæl əˌpɒn /

noun Chemistry.

a selective herbicide, C3H4Cl2O2, used to eradicate certain grass weeds in sugarcane and other crops.

Origin of dalapon

1950–55; probably d(i)-al( ph)a-(dichloropro)p(i)on(ic acid), an alternate chemical name; see di-1, alpha, chloro-2, propionic

Words nearby dalapon

dal, dal segno, daladier, dalai lama, dalan, dalapon, dalasi, dalcroze, dale, dalek, dales