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safener

safener noun: a chemical used in a herbicide to minimize injury to the crop as a result of the herbicide application.

Noun

safener (plural safeners)

  1. A chemical used in a herbicide to minimize injury to the crop as a result of the herbicide application.

Forms of safener

pluralsafeners

Origin of safener

From safen + -er.

Questions about safener

What does safener mean?
Safener means a chemical used in a herbicide to minimize injury to the crop as a result of the herbicide application.
What part of speech is safener?
Safener is a noun.
What is the plural of safener?
The plural of safener is safeners.

Words near safener in the dictionary

  1. safemaker
  2. safemakers
  3. safemaking
  4. safen
  5. safened
  6. safener
  7. safeners
  8. safeness
  9. safenesses
  10. safening
  11. safens

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