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dalapon

 
Dictionary: dal·a·pon   (dăl'ə-pŏn') pronunciation

n.
An organic acid, C3H4Cl2O2, used as a herbicide that selectively kills grasses and other monocotyledons.

[Probably D(I)-1 + AL(PH)A + P(ROPI)ON(IC ACID).]


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A chlorinated acid used as a herbicide; experimentally high doses cause abortions and weak lambs; nontoxic at normal concentrations.

 
 
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