chlormequat
/ˈklɔː(ɹ)məkwɒt/
chlormequat noun: a plant growth regulator used on ornamental plants, typically as the chloride salt.
Noun
chlormequat (uncountable)
- A plant growth regulator used on ornamental plants, typically as the chloride salt.
- For 50 years, products with chlormequat residue were banned from US imports, and the chemical’s domestic use was limited to ornamental plants. But in 2018, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began allowing international imports of grain from countries where chlormequat is approved for...2024 February 22, Adrienne Matei, “A chemical linked to fertility problems in animals has been found in oats in the US. Should we be worried?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- chlorcholine, chlorocholine
Synonyms of chlormequat
Questions about chlormequat
- What does chlormequat mean?
- Chlormequat means a plant growth regulator used on ornamental plants, typically as the chloride salt.
- What part of speech is chlormequat?
- Chlormequat is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chlormequat?
- Chlormequat is pronounced /ˈklɔː(ɹ)məkwɒt/.
Words near chlormequat in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chlormequat (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “chlormequat.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/chlormequat. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.