picloram

picloram
/pik"leuh ram', puy"kleuh-/, n. Chem.
a colorless powder, C6H3Cl3N2O2, used as a systemic herbicide for controlling annual weeds and deep-rooted perennials on noncrop land.
[1960-65; reverse compound from am(inotrich)lor(o)pic(olinic acid); see AMINO-, TRI-, CHLORO-, PICOLINIC]

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  • picloram — pi·clo·ram …   English syllables

  • picloram — /pɪˈklɔrəm/ (say pi klawruhm) noun a herbicide, 4 amino 3, 5,6 trichloropicolinic acid, used for the control of woody vegetation and noxious weeds. {a reverse compound from am(inotrich)lor(o)pic(olonic) acid} …  

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