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单词 methoxone
释义

Methoxonen.

Brit. /mᵻˈθɒksəʊn/, U.S. /məˈθɑkˌsoʊn/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: methyl n., phenoxy- comb. form, English -one.
Etymology: < meth- (in methyl n.: see note at meth- comb. form) + -ox- (in phenoxy- comb. form) + -one (non-systematic application of -one suffix).
Agriculture.
The herbicide MCPA, (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
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1945 Times 25 May 8/7 A revolutionary weed-killer for agriculture which is known as ‘Methoxone’.
1946 A. Nelson Princ. Agric. Bot. xxii. plate 87 (caption) A Dock plant in a crop one week after treatment with a hormone weed-killer (methoxone).
1961 Times 30 May (I.C.I. Suppl.) p. vi/4 The development of Methoxone and other selective weedkillers.
1987 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 22 Mar. We have had 2-4D and its close chemical relative, MCPA (known by its trade name, Methoxone) as well as 2-4-5T, now withdrawn from the garden supplies market.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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