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nouna chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth
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- as a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
- arsenic a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
- dioxin any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
- paraquat a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
- atomic number 33 a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
- silvex a herbicide that is effective in controlling woody plants but is toxic to animals
- atrazine a synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide
- simazine a herbicide used to control weeds (especially among crops)
- agent orange a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas
- linuron a herbicide that kills weeds without harming vegetables