benzthiazuron

benzthiazuron

[‚benz‚thī′az·yə‚rän]

(organic chemistry)

C₉H₉N₃SO A white powder that decomposes at 287°C; slightly soluble in water; used as a preemergent herbicide for sugarbeets and fodder beet crops.

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