Definition of Dicamba

1. Noun. The herbicide ''3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid'' used to control weeds in cereal crops ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dicamba

1. an herbicide [n -S] - See also: herbicide

Medical Definition of Dicamba

1. A chlorinated organic herbicide. Pharmacological action: herbicides. Chemical name: Benzoic acid, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dicamba

dibucaine number
dibucaines
dibutoline sulfate
dibutyl
dibutyl phthalate
dibutyltin
dibutyltins
dibutyryl cyclic AMP
dibutyryl cyclic GMP
dicacious
dicacity
dicacodyl
dicaesium
dicalcic
dicalcium
dicamba (current term)
dicambas
dicamptodon
dicamptodontid
dicaprin
dicarbene
dicarbenes
dicarbenium
dicarbeniums
dicarbethoxydihydrocollidine
dicarbide
dicarbides
dicarbonate
dicarbonates
dicarbonic

Literary usage of Dicamba

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Potential Groundwater Contamination from Intentional and Nonintentional by Robert Pitt, Shirley Clark, Keith Parmer (1994)
"... 2,4-D Diazinon Alachlor 2,4'-Dichlorobiphenyl Organic Carbon = 0.1% dicamba 2,4-D Alachlor Cyanazine Organic Carbon = 1.0% dicamba Diazinon ..."

2. The Santa Rita Experimental Range: History and Annotated Bibliography (1903 by Alvin L. Medina (1997)
"dicamba (2 kg/ha) was most effective and removed 88% of dormant winter weeds. Post-emergence application of glyphosate and picloram were most effective. ..."

3. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure edited by J. Michael Thesz (1997)
"1992) (Claim was to a substituted ammonium salt of dicamba, specifically the ... The primary reference disclosed dicamba and, among other forms, ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Acids that have been polymerized include the herbicides 2,4-D, 2,4,5-T, Silvex, dicamba, and Picloram (/). Others, without appreciable biological activity, ..."

5. The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program: Technology Profiles (1993)
"Benzonitrile and dicamba levels on the drum surfaces were reduced from the average pretreatment concentrations of 4556 and 23 /Kg/100 cm2 to average ..."

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