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ATRAZINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does atrazine mean?
• ATRAZINE (noun)
The noun ATRAZINE has 1 sense:
1. a synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide
Familiarity information: ATRAZINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Context example:
atrazine is thought to cause cancer and is banned in some European countries
Hypernyms ("atrazine" is a kind of...):
herbicide; weed killer; weedkiller (a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth)
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