(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid
- (2,4-dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid
An herbicide, more
toxic to broad-leaved dicotyledonous plants (weeds) than to monocotyledonous ones (
grains and grass), used with
(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) acetic acid as a constituent of
Agent Orange.
Medical dictionary.
2011.
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