ATRAZINE

atrazine

(noun) a synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide; “atrazine is thought to cause cancer and is banned in some European countries”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

atrazine (countable and uncountable, plural atrazines)

(organic compound) A triazine herbicide that inhibits photosynthesis

Anagrams

• Nazarite, triazane

Source: Wiktionary



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