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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFOLIANT

defoliant  [diːˈfəʊlɪənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFOLIANT

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defoliant 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 DEFOLIANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

defoliant

Defoliant

A defoliant is any chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause its leaves to fall off. A classic example of a highly toxic defoliant is Agent Orange, which the British military used abundantly to defoliate regions of Malaya during the Malayan Emergency, and the U.S. military to defoliate regions of Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1970. Defoliants differ from herbicides in that the former seeks mainly to strip leaves from plants, and the latter is used to destroy or inhibit the growth of plants. Defoliants are used in cotton production to aid harvesting.

Definition of defoliant in the English dictionary

The definition of defoliant in the dictionary is a chemical sprayed or dusted onto trees to cause their leaves to fall, esp to remove cover from an enemy in warfare.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFOLIANT


ambient
ˈæmbɪənt
Bryant
ˈbraɪənt
client
ˈklaɪənt
compliant
kəmˈplaɪənt
consilient
kənˈsɪlɪənt
convenient
kənˈviːnɪənt
deviant
ˈdiːvɪənt
dissilient
dɪˈsɪlɪənt
emollient
ɪˈmɒlɪənt
exfoliant
ɛksˈfəʊlɪənt
giant
ˈdʒaɪənt
humiliant
hjuːˈmɪlɪənt
orient
ˈɔːrɪənt
prosilient
prəʊˈzɪlɪənt
recipient
rɪˈsɪpɪənt
resilient
rɪˈzɪlɪənt
salient
ˈseɪlɪənt
suppliant
ˈsʌplɪənt
transilient
trænˈsɪlɪənt
variant
ˈvɛərɪənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFOLIANT

defo
defoam
defoamer
defocus
Defoe
defog
defogger
defoliate
defoliation
defoliator
deforce
deforcement
deforcer
deforciant
deforciation
deforest
deforestation
deforester
deform
deformability

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFOLIANT

allegiant
brilliant
covariant
defiant
gas giant
incompliant
invariant
luxuriant
nonpliant
officiant
pliant
radiant
reliant
self-reliant
sharia-compliant
supergiant
unbrilliant
uncompliant
unpliant
valiant

Synonyms and antonyms of defoliant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defoliant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFOLIANT

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Translator English - Chinese

落叶剂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defoliante
570 millions of speakers

English

defoliant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defoliant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسقط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дефолиант
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desfolhante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

defoliant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

défoliant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Defoliant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entlaubungsmittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

枯れ葉剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고엽제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defoliant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chất làm rụng lá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defoliant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Defoliant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaprakları döken ilaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defoliante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defoliant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дефоліант
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defoliant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποφυλλωτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

defoliant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avlövningsmedel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

defoliant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defoliant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFOLIANT»

The term «defoliant» is regularly used and occupies the 100.275 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFOLIANT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFOLIANT»

Discover the use of defoliant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defoliant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The History, Use, Disposition and Environmental Fate of ...
6.3 Test and Evaluations Projects on Test Area C-52A From 1962 through 1964, the USAF tested and modified the C-123B/MC-1 Hourglass Defoliant Dispenser ( Brown and Whitman 1962; Lowry 1963; Boyer and Brown 1964). This system ...
Alvin Lee Young, 2009
2
New Scientist
ways. Later that year, Democratic Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin led a successful fight to have the defoliant banned from use in Vietnam where 40 million lb of the material had been sprayed. Last month, however, Nelson was ...
3
The Chemical Scythe Lessons of 2, 4, 5, 6 and Dioxin
A technology assessment of the Vietnam defoliant matter, a report of the Sub- committee on Science, Research and Development, of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives (8 August 1969), p. 28. 21.
Alastair Hay, 1982
4
The Vietnam War
in 1964 when Agent Orange was selected as the primary defoliant for a massive program known as Project Ranch Hand. That year, 175,000 gallons of herbicides were used on South Vietnam, and another 621,000 gallons were used in 1965.
James E. Westheider, 2007
5
Articles on Defoliants, Including: Agent Orange, Defoliant, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
6
The State of Environment in Asia: 2005/2006
defoliant has even spawned the term “ecocide.” At least 2 million hectares of forest have been seriously affected. Even now, nearly 30 years after the Vietnam War, trees that used to grow in affected areas still show no signs of coming back ...
Takehisa Awaji, Japan Environemntal Council (JEC), Shun'ichi Teranishi, 2006
7
Cause and Chance: Causation in an Indeterministic World
In Cartwright's Weed Case, a weed in a garden is sprayed with a defoliant. This decreases the chance it will survive from 0.7 to 0.3. The plant is sick for six months but then recovers. There is a causal process from spraying defoliant on the ...
Phil Dowe, Senior Lecturer Department of Philosophy Phil Dowe, Paul Noordhof, 2004
8
Pesticide Formulations and Application Systems: 23rd Volume
Patrick M. McMullan1 and James M. Thomas2 Cotton Insecticide and Defoliant Efficacy as Influenced by Spray Application Parameters Reference: McMullan, P. M. and Thomas, J. M., "Cotton Insecticide and Defoliant Efficacy as Influenced by ...
Gregory C. Volgas, Roger Anthony Downer, H. B. Lopez, 2003
9
Probabilistic Causality
vant probability-trajectory diagrams, it was improbable until the very moment the defoliant reached the surface of the plant that the plant would be sprayed with defoliant. Again, this was an assumption of the example. But the locality stipulation ...
Ellery Eells, 1991
10
New York Magazine
Now, from a basement office on Washington Square North, he fights his friend's cause — recognition for the claims of thousands of Vietnam veterans who believe the defoliant Agent Orange caused their illnesses and the birth defects in their ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFOLIANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defoliant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bernie Sanders in the 1960s: Serious, Not Wild
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated; our soldiers dropped napalm and spread defoliant all over a small country ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
The long shadow of the Vietnam War
For many Vietnamese veterans the war hasn't yet ended. They still suffer from the effects of the poisonous defoliant Agent Orange. «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
3
EPA Issues Notice on Registration Review of Human Health …
Thidiazuron is a plant growth regulator registered for use as a defoliant on cotton. There are no non-agricultural uses of thidiazuron. EPA has ... «Targeted News Service, Jul 15»
4
War Veterans Lead the Way in Reconciling Former Enemies
Three years ago the United States began a program to mitigate the effects of Agent Orange, the defoliant that is believed to have caused birth ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
State VFW helps sick veterans facing VA backlog
... with medical problems associated with exposure to Agent Orange, the defoliant U.S. troops used to clear the enemy's jungle hiding places. «Observer-Reporter, Jul 15»
6
Agent Orange victims: '50 years later, we're still battling'
But that wasn't the only place where troops in the Vietnam War were exposed to Agent Orange, a chemical defoliant the U.S. military used to kill ... «Gainesville Times, Jul 15»
7
Connacht rangers' eastern front
(This was a deadly defoliant employed by the US in Vietnam to destroy thousands of square miles of jungle forest and also wipe out humans, ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
Vietnam vet Terry Hollenback aids others
... to be suffering from the effects of Agent Orange if they develop one of the 14 conditions or diseases that has been linked to the defoliant. «Cleveland Daily Banner, Jul 15»
9
Colombian Coca Crop Increases in 2014, Raising Concern About …
Critics of the practice applauded the move, saying dumping defoliant on the coca fields was inefficient and created resentment among farmers. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
10
Popular weedkiller may cause cancer, World Health Organization …
It was one of the two active ingredients in Agent Orange, the notorious Vietnam War defoliant. Despite decades of scientific studies showing ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»

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