dalapon

 [dal-uh-pon]  

dal·a·pon

   [dal-uh-pon]
noun Chemistry.
a selective herbicide, C3H4Cl2O2, used to eradicate certain grass weeds in sugarcane and other crops.
Origin:
1950–55; probably d(i)-al(ph)a-(dichloropro)p(i)on(ic acid), an alternate chemical name; see di-1, alpha, chloro-, propionic
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Dalapon is always a great word to know.
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pertaining to compounds that are not hydrocarbons or their derivatives
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent
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