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PRONUNCIATION OF DIURON

diuron  [ˈdaɪjəˌrɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIURON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diuron 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 DIURON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

DCMU

DCMU (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea) is an herbicide that inhibits photosynthesis. It was introduced by Bayer in 1954 under the trade name of Diuron.

Definition of diuron in the English dictionary

The definition of diuron in the dictionary is a type of herbicide used to kill pre-emergent weeds.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIURON


Acheron
ˈækəˌrɒn
archenteron
ɑːˈkɛntəˌrɒn
coelenteron
sɪˈlɛntəˌrɒn
cupferron
ˈkʌpfəˌrɒn
deuteron
ˈdjuːtəˌrɒn
diatessaron
ˌdaɪəˈtɛsəˌrɒn
enteron
ˈɛntəˌrɒn
ephemeron
ɪˈfɛməˌrɒn
fanfaron
ˈfænfəˌrɒn
fenuron
ˈfenjəˌrɒn
flaperon
ˈflæpəˌrɒn
hemipteron
hɪˈmɪptəˌrɒn
hyperon
ˈhaɪpəˌrɒn
mascaron
ˈmæskəˌrɒn
megaron
ˈmɛɡəˌrɒn
monopteron
mɒnˈɒptəˌrɒn
monuron
ˈmɒnjəˌrɒn
Oberon
ˈəʊbəˌrɒn
operon
ˈɒpəˌrɒn
Percheron
ˈpɜːʃəˌrɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIURON

ditziest
ditziness
ditzy
Diu
diuresis
diuretic
diurnal
diurnal motion
diurnal parallax
diurnalist
diurnally
diuturnal
diuturnity
div
diva
divagate
divagation
divalence
divalency
divalent

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIURON

aleuron
buron
fleuron
Huron
interneuron
internuncial neuron
Lake Huron
linuron
motoneuron
neuron
pleuron

Synonyms and antonyms of diuron in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «diuron» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIURON

Find out the translation of diuron to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diuron from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diuron» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敌草隆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diurón
570 millions of speakers

English

diuron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

diuron
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الديرون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диурон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diuron
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

diuron
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diuron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diuron
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Diuron
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジウロン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

diuron
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diuron
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diuron
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

diuron
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डायुरॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

diüron
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diuron
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Diuron
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

діурон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diuron
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

diuron
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Diuron
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diuron
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diuron
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diuron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIURON»

The term «diuron» is regularly used and occupies the 86.044 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIURON» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIURON»

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1
Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology: Principles and Agents
67.2.1 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Diuron is a white, odorless, crystalline solid with a melting point of 158-159°C, and a boiling point of 180-190 °C. Diuron has a water solubility of about 42 ppm (mg/1) at 25°C. Under room ...
Robert Krieger, 2001
2
Metabolic Pathways of Agrochemicals: Herbicides and plant ...
After diuron was applied to dry aerobic silica the main photoproducts formed were 2 and 5. In a second stage 2 was transformed into 8. Degradation in soils Microbial activity contributes to the biochemical degradation of diuron in soils and  ...
Terence Robert Roberts, David Herd Hutson, 1998
3
Antifouling Paint Biocides
3.5 Diuron Diuron (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,l-dimethylurea) is reported to be relatively persistent in seawater [38], and considerably stable to hydrolysis. As far as the degradation of diuron is concerned under UV irradiation conditions in natural ...
Ioannis K. Konstantinou, 2006
4
Pesticide Profiles: Toxicity, Environmental Impact, and Fate
Carcinogenic effects Limited evidence indicates that low-level exposures to diuron does not cause cancer (10). Organ toxicity Low doses of diuron over extended periods of time can cause enlargement to the liver and the spleen (10). Fate in ...
Michael A. Kamrin, 1997
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Weeds: An Illustrated Botanical Guide to the Weeds of Australia
Application of diuron at 3.3 kg a.iVha twice a year resulted in mild foliar symptoms of diuron phytotoxicity on several trees in the third year (Ryan, 1965b). However, when diuron applications were discontinued for 2 years, the phytotoxicity ...
Bruce Archibald Auld, Richard William Medd, 1987
6
Groundwater Chemicals Desk Reference, 3rd Edition
(1955) studied the degradation of diuron using a Cecil loamy sand ( 1 ppm) and Brookstone silty clay loam (5 ppm) in the laboratory maintained at 27 °C and 60% relative humidity. In both soils, diuron was applied on four separate occasions ...
John H. Montgomery, 2000
7
Groundwater Chemicals Desk Reference, Fourth Edition
(1955) studied the degradation of diuron using a Cecil loamy sand (1 ppm) and Brookstone silty clay loam (5 ppm) in the laboratory maintained at 27 °C and 60% relative humidity. In both soils, diuron was applied on four separate occasions in  ...
John H. Montgomery, 2007
8
Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Selected Pesticides
216: 18 Chlorpyrifos, acute to chronic calculation (table), 216: 22 Chlorpyrifos, environmental fate (table), 216: 4 Chlorpyrifos, physical-chemical properties ( table), 216: 3 Chronic animal toxicity data set, diuron (table), 216: 109 Chronic plant ...
Ronald S. Tjeerdema, 2012
9
Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Water:: Science in the ...
The fungal strains used in this work were able to degrade herbicides and exhibited ligninolytic activities following their growth in diuron or pyrithiobac- sodium (Staple 280CS). MnP was the predominant ligninolytic enzyme detected in the ...
Edward J. Calabrese, Paul T. Kostecki, James Dragun, 2006
10
Ecotoxicology of Antifouling Biocides
Diuron, a phenylurea herbicide, has been in use since the 1950s. Predominantly this use has been associated with weed control in non-agricultural applications. Several studies have investigated the impact of non-antifouling use on diuron ...
Takaomi Arai, Hiroya Harino, Madoka Ohji, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIURON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diuron is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Drugs including painkillers, anti-depressants found in tests on …
... diuron, 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, mecoprop and simazine. "The pesticides are applied to the environment and were discharged ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Piedmonter/Montclarion letters: Oakland's herbicide plan is no solution
These herbicides include: Monsanto's Glyphosate, associated with an increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Diuron, classified by the EPA ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
3
Harbour discharge risks proving costly for firm
The contaminants also entered the water, and analysis later detected copper, tin, zinc and diuron, but lawyer Maria Hamilton, representing the ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Jun 15»
4
Napier company director guilty of polluting estuary
When the council analysed the water, it found copper, tin, zinc and diuron. Hamilton said it was not possible to identify specific environmental ... «The Dominion Post, Jun 15»
5
Sugar farmers 'major culprits' in reef pollution
What about the high levels of nitrogen in raw sewage, the diuron used by councils to treat that sewage (which locally is more than all farmers' ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jun 15»
6
Parental concerns spur new regulations about farm pesticides near …
48. Chlorothalonil, trifluralin, s-metolachlor. Davis. Harper Junior High. 45. Diuron, paraquat dichloride. Natomas. Natomas Charter. 37. 2,4-D. «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
7
Latest data show pesticides in the air near local schools as state …
... bromide; 27 percent for malathion oxygen analog, an organophosphate insecticide; and 8 percent for the herbicide diuron, a carcinogen. «Monterey County Weekly, Jun 15»
8
Politics Live: May 28, 2015
Diuron, one of the herbicides used on cotton, has even been pegged as a "likely" human carcinogen by the EPA (PDF) and it's also linked to ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
9
Bermuda grass a moneymaker for hay producer
He said if you don't spray this with diuron, you'll come down here and every weed that's been in this field for 50 years is going to be coming up ... «High Plains Journal, May 15»
10
Costa Rica's pineapple monopoly is not so sweet: opinion
Today's monocropped varieties rely on heavy use of agrochemicals, including bromacil, diuron, and glyphosate. Recommended: Take our fruit ... «Christian Science Monitor, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Diuron [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/diuron>. Apr 2024 ».
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