noun
- A selective herbicide used to control weeds in corn and soybean crops.
Usage: technical; agriculture
Examples
- Farmers apply alachlor to their corn fields in spring to prevent weed growth.
- Alachlor is one of the most widely used herbicides in North American agriculture.
- The EPA regulates the use of alachlor due to potential groundwater contamination.
- Alachlor works by inhibiting protein synthesis in susceptible plants.