SIMAZINE

Meaning of SIMAZINE in English

/suy"meuh zeen'/ , n. Chem.

a colorless crystalline selective herbicide, C 7 H 12 ClN 5 , used for season-long weed control in corn and other crops.

[ 1955-60; sim-, resp. of SYM(METRICAL) + (TRI)AZINE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SIMAZINE — noun Etymology: sim- (probably alteration of sym- symmetrical, prefix used in names of organic compounds) + triazine Date: 1956 a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIMAZINE — ˈsīməˌzēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: sim- (probably by shortening & alteration from symmetrical ) + tri azine : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIMAZINE — noun Etymology: sim- (probably alteration of sym- symmetrical, prefix used in names of organic compounds) + tri azine Date: 1956 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIMAZINE — [ 'sɪməzi:n , 'sʌɪ- ] ■ noun a synthetic herbicide derived from triazine. Origin 1950s: blend of symmetrical and triazine …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SIMAZINE — [si.ma.zine] n [sim- (prob. alter. of sym- symmetrical, prefix used in names of organic compounds) + triazine] (1956): a selective …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIMAZINE — simazine BrE AmE ˈsaɪm ə ziːn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIMAZINE — n. Pronunciation: ' s ī -m ə - ˌ z ē n Function: noun Etymology: sim- (prob. alteration of sym- …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TRIAZINE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1894 : any of three compounds C 3 H 3 N 3 containing a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary