Definition of "fluridone" [fluridone]

• An aquatic herbicide, 1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyl)-4-pyridone, derived from pyridone (noun)

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• "Proponents of fluridone say application of the herbicide will rid Roseberry Creek of a majority of the invasive non-native weeds but will not harm native plant growth."
• "Retired Judge Wallace Haralson presented a proposal from the Roseberry Rescue Group outlining the reasons the group feels the commission should accept its plan for spraying fluridone in the embayment to eradicate milfoil and hydrilla plants that have infested the area."
• "TVA agreed to treat the area, including around private property, in June and July of 2009 as it has in past years, but the agency does not use fluridone though it does not ban the chemical's use on its waterways."