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Definition of atrazine
: a photosynthesis-inhibiting persistent herbicide C8H14ClN5 used especially to kill annual weeds and quack grass
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Some chemicals of concern include estrogens from birth control pills, the plasticizer bisphenol A, and the herbicide atrazine.
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Chemicals such as atrazine, tetrachloroethylene, and ethylene dibromide are known to contaminate drinking water supplies.
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Origin and Etymology of atrazine
perhaps from amino + triazine
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