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Meaning of "alachlor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALACHLOR

alachlor  [ˈæləˌklɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALACHLOR

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alachlor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALACHLOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Alachlor

Alachlor is an herbicide from the chloroacetanilide family. Its mode of action is elongase inhibition, and inhibition of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate cyclisation enzymes, part of the gibberellin pathway. It is marketed under the trade names Alanex, Bronco, Cannon, Crop Star, Intrro, Lariat, Lasso, Micro-Tech, and Partner. Use of alachlor as a herbicide has been banned in the European Union.

Definition of alachlor in the English dictionary

The definition of alachlor in the dictionary is a herbicide in the chloroacetanilide family.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALACHLOR


antichlor
ˈæntɪˌklɔː
Bangalore
ˌbæŋɡəˈlɔː
catclaw
ˈkætˌklɔː
clapperclaw
ˈklæpəˌklɔː
claw
klɔː
clinochlore
ˈklaɪnəˌklɔː
counselor-at-law
ˌkaʊns ələrətˈlɔː
declaw
diːˈklɔː
dewclaw
ˈdjuːˌklɔː
explore
ɪkˈsplɔː
first-floor
ˌfɜːstˈflɔː
floor
flɔː
folklore
ˈfəʊkˌlɔː
galore
ɡəˈlɔː
ground-floor
ˌɡraʊndˈflɔː
heptachlor
ˈhɛptəˌklɔː
law
lɔː
lor
lɔː
methoxychlor
məˈθɒksɪˌklɔː
outlaw
ˈaʊtˌlɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALACHLOR

ala
Ala Dagh
Ala.
alaap
Alabama
Alabamian
alabandine
alabandite
alabaster
alabastrine
Alacant
alack
alackaday
alacritous
alacrity
Aladdin
Aladdin´s cave
alae

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALACHLOR

bachelor
bailor
bicolor
chancellor
color
councillor
councilor
counsellor
dolor
jailor
multicolor
sailor
skin color
tailor
Taylor
Technicolor
temblor
valor
versicolor
vice chancellor

Synonyms and antonyms of alachlor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «alachlor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALACHLOR

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Translator English - Chinese

甲草胺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alachlor
570 millions of speakers

English

alachlor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

alachlor
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الألاكلور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

алахлора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alachlor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

alachlor
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alachlore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alachlor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Alachlor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アラクロール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알라 클로르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alachlor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Clo Ala
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

alachlor
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलाचोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alaklor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alachlor
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alachlor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

алахлор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alaclor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

alachlor
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ALACHLOR
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alaklor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

alachlor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alachlor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALACHLOR»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALACHLOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alachlor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALACHLOR»

Discover the use of alachlor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alachlor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Value Assumptions in Risk Assessment: A Case Study of the ...
This book demonstrates the opinion that risk assessments by scientific experts as well as ordinary citizens are guided by dominant values held by the assessors.
Conrad G. Brunk, Lawrence Haworth, Brenda Lee, 1995
2
Metabolic Pathways of Agrochemicals: Herbicides and plant ...
Uses Alachlor is a selective systemic chloroacetanilide herbicide for the pre- emergence control of annual grasses and selected broad-leaved weeds in maize , soyabeans, peanuts and other crops. Alachlor is applied to the soil surface prior to ...
Terence Robert Roberts, David Herd Hutson, 1998
3
Herbicides Chemistry: Degradation and Mode of Action
C. Degradation by Microorganisms Among early papers published on alachlor, Beestman and Deming [31] reported results of studies of the dissipation of 2- chloroacetamides from soil, however, no identifications of degradation products were ...
Kearney, 1988
4
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
P.B., Hamilton, New Zealand The effects of different levels of phosphorus on the initial and residual activity of alachlor (2-chloro-2.6-diethyl-/V- methoxymethylacetanilide) were studied in glasshouse experiments using German millet (Setaria ...
5
Pesticide Profiles: Toxicity, Environmental Impact, and Fate
Carcinogenic effects Rats given high doses of alachlor developed stomach, thyroid, and nasal turbi- nate tumors (60). An 18-month mouse study with doses from 26 to 260 mg/kg/day showed an increase of lung tumors at the highest dose for ...
Michael A. Kamrin, 1997
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Risks of Hazardous Wastes
11.4.2 Alachlor Alachlor, commonly known by its tradename Lasso, is a herbicide used to control grasses and weeds in corn, peanuts, soybeans, and other crops ( DHSS, 2009). It is the second most widely used herbicide in the US. In 1990 ...
Paul E. Rosenfeld, Lydia Feng, 2011
7
Long Range Transport of Pesticides
The data suggest that atrazine and simazine persist in the atmosphere long enough for at least regional-scale transport to occur, across several states, or on the order of 103 km. Alachlor and metolachlor show a different pattern. The average ...
David A. Kurtz, 1990
8
A Guide to Healthy Drinking Water: All You Need to Know ...
How much alachlor is produced and released to the environment? Alachlor has been detected in groundwater and surface water.34When soil and climatic conditions are favorable, alachlor may get into drinking water by run-off into surface ...
Patrick J. Udeh, 2004
9
Risk, Science, and Politics: Regulating Toxic Substances in ...
Nevertheless testimony of Agriculture Canada officials suggests that the agency believed alachlor and metolachlor to be equally effective in controlling weeds. The Agriculture Minister concluded that "the aggregate loss to Canadian society ...
Kathryn Harrison, George Hoberg, 1994
10
Quantitative Structure-activity Relationship: Prediction of ...
Alachlor Of the chloroacetanilide herbicides examined in this thesis, alachlor [(2- chloro-N-(2,6-di- ethylphenyl)-N-(methoxymethyl)acetamide] was the second herbicide to be registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Angela Robyn Kana, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALACHLOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alachlor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chloroacetyl Chloride Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends …
Chloroacetyl chloride is used as an intermediate in the production of popular commercial herbicides: butachlor and alachlor. Butachlor is a ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
2
Pesticides, Birth Defects and Brain Damage in Children
The pesticides used there include alachlor, atrazine, chlorpyrifos, methomyl, metalochlor, permethrin and paraquat. The author, Paul ... «CounterPunch, Mar 15»
3
Greens Claim Pesticides Are Hurting Fish
The pesticides named are atrazine, alachlor and 2,4-D. The Environmental Protection Agency requested a formal consultation with Fish and ... «Courthouse News Service, Feb 15»
4
Lawsuit Targets Impacts of Three Harmful Pesticides on Two Bay …
Alachlor is now a restricted-use pesticide, having been classified by the EPA as a “likely” human carcinogen. Approximately 4 million pounds ... «Bay Area Indymedia, Feb 15»
5
WHY HAVEN'T STATES KICKED MONSANTO OUT?
The French court in Lyon ruled that Monsanto's Lasso weedkiller formula, which contains the active ingredient alachlor, caused Paul Francois ... «NewsWithViews.com, Nov 14»
6
Report: Pesticide use on Kauai is extensive
Kauai's most heavily used restricted-use pesticides are atrazine, permethrin, chlorpyrifos, paraquat, methomyl, metolachlor and alachlor, all of ... «Thegardenisland.com, Jun 14»
7
The Kaua`i Cocktail – How Big Agribusiness is Poisoning Hawaii
Our analysis also projects that Kaua'i would rank second nationally for methomyl use, fifth for metolachlor, sixth for alachlor, ninth for paraquat ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 14»
8
GMO giants' pesticide use threatens rare Hawaiian species
Each of the seven highly toxic pesticides most commonly used by the GMO giants on Kauai (alachlor, atrazine, chlorpyrifos, methomyl, ... «Grist, Jun 14»
9
Exceptional Volume of Pesticides Used by Chemical Companies in …
The most heavily used restricted-use pesticides are atrazine, permethrin, chlorpyrifos, paraquat, methomyl, metolachlor and alachlor. According ... «Huffington Post, Jun 14»
10
GMO companies are dousing Hawaiian island with toxic pesticides
The restricted-use chemicals applied most heavily on the GMO test fields of Kauai are alachlor, atrazine, chlorpyrifos, methomyl, metolachlor, ... «Grist, Jun 14»

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