atrazine

8 letters in word "atrazine": A A E I N R T Z.

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• Definitions:
• an herbicide widely used on a variety of crops, notably maize, sorghum and sugarcane, for the pre- and post-emergent control of broad-leaved weeds.
• CAS Number: 1912-24-9. A photosynthesis-inhibiting, persistent herbicide used especially to kill annual weeds and quack grass. Chemical formula = C8H14ClN5. Molecular weight = 215.72.
• A photosynthesis-inhibiting herbicide often used to kill weeds and quack grass that can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems
• An organic herbicide, used widely in the cultivation of corn and sorghum, that can have deleterious effects on some species of underwater grasses.
• A white, crystalline solid organic compound, it is a widely used herbicide. Exposure to high levels of atrazine can cause congestion of heart, lungs and kidneys; low blood pressure; muscle spasms; weight loss; and damage to adrenal glands. ...
• 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"
• Atrazine, 2-chloro-4-(ethylamine)-6-(isopropylamine)-s-triazine, is an s-triazine-ring herbicide that is used globally to stop pre- and post-emergence broadleaf and grassy weeds in major crops. Atrazine binds to the plastoquinone-binding protein in photosystem II, inhibiting electron transport. ...

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