Definition of simazine in English:
simazine
nounˈsɪməziːnˈsʌɪməziːnˈsīməˌzēn
mass nounA synthetic compound derived from triazine and used as a herbicide, especially to kill broadleaved weeds and grasses before they emerge.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of the residual herbicides such as simazine can normally be applied directly over trees at any time with no expected damage to the foliage.
- Yes, there was a large amount of work done during the mid-'90s looking at atrazine, simazine and other triozyde herbicides downstream of food crops and downstream of timber crops.
- Bioassays with lettuce and cucumber seedlings showed that simazine, a triazine herbicide related to atrazine, can persist in soils and cause subsequent replanting problems.
- To reduce or eliminate this problem, use no more than 1.6 pounds active per acre of atrazine or simazine the year before planting soybeans.
- Atrazine and simazine are corn herbicides used by growers worldwide.
Origin
1950s: blend of symmetrical and triazine.