noun
- a synthetic herbicide used to control weeds in crops
Usage: chemistry; agriculture
Examples
- Linuron is commonly applied to cotton and soybean fields.
- The farmer used linuron to prevent weed growth in his carrot crop.
- Environmental studies monitor linuron levels in groundwater.
- Linuron belongs to the phenylurea class of herbicides.
- Regulatory agencies have set limits on linuron residues in food.