picloram

(piklə ram′, pīklə-)

noun

an extremely toxic herbicide and defoliant, CHClNO, that persists in the soil and is slow to break down

See picloram in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A colorless compound, C6H3Cl3N2O2, used as a herbicide.

Origin:

Origin: pic(oline)

Origin: + (ch)lor(o)-

Origin: + am(ine)

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