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

Exposure to the pesticide atrazine contributes to gender dysphoria in children. —Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024

And that’s before Rogan starts talking about atrazine, the chemical that Alex Jones claimed turns frogs gay. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023

Biologist Tyrone Hayes studied 40 male control tadpoles along with 40 male tadpoles reared in water tainted with atrazine. —Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2010

This is not the first time that Hayes has found atrazine to be wreaking havoc on male frogs. —Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2010

And Roundup Ready crops have allowed glyphosate to almost completely replace atrazine on those fields. —Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2013

Frogs and other amphibians are particularly vulnerable to chemicals like atrazine because of their absorbent skins. —Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2010

One such concern is atrazine, one of the world’s most common herbicides, which is also known for turning some male frogs into females. —Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2023

Some 64 weed species are resistant to the herbicide atrazine, for example, and no crops have been genetically modified to withstand it. —Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2013

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from amino + triazine

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above