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trifluralin

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tri⋅flu⋅ra⋅lin

[trahy-floor-uh-lin]
–noun Chemistry.
a selective herbicide, C13H16F3N3O4, used to control weeds.

Origin:
1960–65; prob. triflu(o)r(omethyl)a(ni)lin(e), a chemical component; see tri-, fluoro-, methyl, aniline
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tri·flu·ra·lin   (trī-flŏŏr'ə-lĭn)   
n.  A crystalline compound, C13H16F3N3O4, used as a herbicide.

[tri- + flu(o)r(o)- + a(ni)lin(e).]
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