trifluralin

[ trahy-floor-uh-lin ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a selective herbicide, C 13 H 16 F 3 N 3 O 4 , used to control weeds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trifluralin¹

1960–65; probably triflu(o)r(omethyl)a(ni)lin(e) , a chemical component; tri-, fluoro-, methyl, aniline

Example Sentences

According to Stacey Leasca with Food & Wine, some of the identified pesticides included "widely used herbicides like 2,4-D and a mix of fungicides, insecticides, and a soil fumigant," as well as "three herbicides — trifluralin, cloransulam-methyl, diflufenzopyr — and one insecticide — thiamethoxam,"which could also have a link to prostate cancer.

From Salon