oryzalin

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noun

A selective herbicide used to control annual grasses etc. in food crops

OriginLatin oryza →
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Meanings

nounoryzalin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA selective herbicide used to control annual grasses etc. in food crops

Origin

  1. Latinoryza“rice”
  2. Englishoryzalin

From Latin oryza (“rice”).

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APA

oryzalin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oryzalin

MLA

“oryzalin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oryzalin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oryzalin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oryzalin.

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