picloram


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pic·lo·ram

 (pĭk′lə-răm′, pī′klə-)
n.
A colorless compound, C6H3Cl3N2O2, used as a herbicide.

[pic(oline) + (ch)lor(o)- + am(ine).]
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picloram

(ˈpɪkləˌræm)
n
(Agriculture) a type of herbicide used to control woody plants and weeds
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Close ME, Pang L, Watt JPC, Vincent KW (1998) Leaching of picloram, atrazine, and simazine through two New Zealand soils.
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