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dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
[ dahy-klawr-oh-fi-nok-see-uh-see-tik, -uh-set-ik, dahy-klohr-, dahy-klawr-oh-fi-nok-, dahy-klohr- ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
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Origin of dichlorophenoxyacetic acid1
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