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dalapon

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dal⋅a⋅pon

  [dal-uh-pon]
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–noun Chemistry.
a selective herbicide, C3H4Cl2O2, used to eradicate certain grass weeds in sugarcane and other crops.
Origin:
1950–55; prob. 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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dal·a·pon   (dāl'ə-pŏn')   
n.  An organic acid, C3H4Cl2O2, used as a herbicide that selectively kills grasses and other monocotyledons.

[Probably d(i)-1 + al(ph)a + p(ropi)on(ic acid).]
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