Methoxone
/mɪˈθɒksəʊn/Agriculture
noun
The herbicide MCPA, (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid.
- A trademark in the United Kingdom..
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The Times. From meth- (in methyl: see note at meth-) + -ox- (in phenoxy-) + -one (non-systematic application of -one).