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paraquat

paraquat noun: a poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine.

Noun

paraquat (countable and uncountable, plural paraquats)

  1. A poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine

Forms of paraquat

pluralparaquats

Origin of paraquat

From a trademark.

Questions about paraquat

What does paraquat mean?
Paraquat means a poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine.
What part of speech is paraquat?
Paraquat is a noun.
What is the plural of paraquat?
The plural of paraquat is paraquats.

Words near paraquat in the dictionary

  1. paraquadrate
  2. paraquadratic
  3. paraquark
  4. paraquarkonia
  5. paraquarkonium
  6. paraquat
  7. paraquats
  8. paraquel
  9. paraquels
  10. paraquet
  11. paraquets

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