atrazine

atrazine [a-truh-zeen] Word Origin noun Chemistry.

1. 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 British Dictionary definitions for atrazine atrazine noun

1. 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