propham
/ˈprəʊfam/Agriculture
noun
A selective herbicide and plant growth inhibitor used especially to control weeds among crops and to retard the sprouting of stored potatoes.
- Chemical name: isopropyl phenylcarbamate; C6H5NHCOOCH(CH3)2..
Origin
1950s. From pro- + ph- + -am-, after isopropyl N-phenylcarbamate, former chemical name of the substance.