atrazine

noun

at·​ra·​zine ˈa-trə-ˌzēn 

: a photosynthesis-inhibiting persistent herbicide C₈H₁₄ClN₅ used especially to kill annual weeds and quack grass

Examples of atrazine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Annual bluegrass needs a product containing atrazine. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026

For primarily broadleaf weeds, look for atrazine as the active ingredient. — Larry Figart, Florida Times-Union, 10 Jan. 2026

Commercial farming groups have argued against further pesticide regulations, and blasted the first MAHA report’s suggestion of links between chemicals such as glyphosate and atrazine and chronic health problems. — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025

The report specifically takes issue with two weed killers, glyphosate and atrazine. — Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 June 2025

Studies in multiple animals have shown that atrazine, which is primarily manufactured by Syngenta, can act as an endocrine disrupter. — Knvul Sheikh, New York Times, 22 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from amino + triazine

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for atrazine

• acridine
• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean