alachlor

noun al·a·chlor \ˈa-lə-ˌklȯr\

Definition of ALACHLOR

: an herbicide C₁₄H₂₀ClNO₂ derived from aniline and used to control grasses and broadleaved weeds among crop plants

ala- (perhaps from rearranged letters of acetanilide) + chlor-

First Known Use: 1970

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