noun
- Plural of atrazine; a class of herbicides used to control weeds in corn and other crops.
Usage: technical; agriculture
Examples
- Atrazines are widely used in corn production to prevent weed growth.
- The EPA has monitored atrazines in drinking water supplies for decades.
- Farmers apply atrazines in spring to protect their crops during the growing season.
- Some studies have examined the environmental effects of atrazines on aquatic ecosystems.
- Atrazines belong to a group of chemicals called triazines.