IPC

noun

plural -s

: a crystalline herbicide C₆H₅NHCOOCH(CH₃)₂ that is poisonous to grasses but not to broad-leaved plants; isopropyl carbanilate

Word History

Etymology

isopropyl N-p henylc arbamate

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