dichlobenil

[ dahy-kloh-buh-nil ]

noun

1. a nonselective preemergence herbicide, C 7 H 3 Cl 2 N, used primarily as a weed and grass killer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dichlobenil¹

di- ¹ + chlo(ro)- ² + ben(zonitr)il(e)