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noun
FarmingA 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.
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