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PRONUNCIATION OF ETHEPHON

ethephon  [ˈɛθəˌfɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ETHEPHON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ethephon 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 ETHEPHON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ethephon in the English dictionary

The definition of ethephon in the dictionary is a synthetic plant-growth regulator.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ETHEPHON


antistrophon
ænˈtɪstrəfɒn
Bellerophon
bəˈlɛrəˌfɒn
chiffon
ʃɪˈfɒn
colophon
ˈkɒləˌfɒn
Ctesiphon
ˈtɛsɪˌfɒn
euphon
ˈjuːfɒn
fon
fɒn
harmoniphon
hɑːˈmɒnɪˌfɒn
phon
fɒn
plafond
pləˈfɒn
trichlorfon
traɪˈklɔːfɒn
trichlorphon
traɪˈklɔːfɒn
Typhon
ˈtaɪfɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETHEPHON

ethe
Ethelbert
Ethelred I
Ethelred II
Ethelwulf
ethene
etheostomine
ether
ethercap
ethereal
etherealisation
etherealise
ethereality
etherealization
etherealize
ethereally
etherealness
Etherege
etheric
etherical

WORDS THAT END LIKE ETHEPHON

antiphon
archon
cabochon
chon
cornichon
gryphon
half-marathon
marathon
McMahon
Nihon
polyphon
python
siphon
soda siphon
syphon
telethon
the Comrades Marathon
thermosiphon
thon
Xenophon

Synonyms and antonyms of ethephon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ethephon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ETHEPHON

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

Translator English - Chinese

乙烯利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

etefón
570 millions of speakers

English

ethephon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ethephon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ethephon
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

этефон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ethephon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ethephon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éthéphon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ethephon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ethephon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エテフォン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 테폰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ethephon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ethephon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ethephon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एथेफोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

etefon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

etefon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

etefonu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

етефон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

etefon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ethephon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ethephon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

etefon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ethephon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ethephon

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHEPHON»

The term «ethephon» is normally little used and occupies the 111.945 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHEPHON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ethephon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ethephon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETHEPHON»

Discover the use of ethephon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ethephon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pesticide Residues in Food - 1994: Evaluations Pt. 1
Stability of residues in stored analytical samples The stability of ethephon residues in stored samples has been ... Because ethephon technical grade contains an impurity (the 2-chloroethyl ester) from which monochloroacetic acid ( MCA A) can ...
‎1995
2
Handbook of Turfgrass Management and Physiology
10.2.3.1 Ethephon Ethephon (2-chloroethyl phosphonic acid) is a PGR registered for use on turfgrass in 1998 under the trade name Proxy (Table 10.1). Research on its potential use as a growth retardant for turfgrasses began in the early ...
Mohammad Pessarakli, 2007
3
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
In two experiments, carried out in two different years, application of 2500 ppm or 5000 ppm ethephon ('Ethrel 48') caused a significant increase in yield of red ripe fruit in a staked tomato crop harvested in late autumn. The increase was not ...
4
Pesticide Residues in Food 1999 Evaluations: Residues
Fuchsbichler (1989) described a method mentioned in the 1994 JMPR residue evaluation, based on the methylation of ethephon before determination by GLC. The method was developed for use on rape seed, straw and shoots and was ...
‎2000
5
Control of western Dwarf Mistletoe with the plant-growth ...
Ethephon (Ethrel"), an ethylene-releasing plant-growth regulator, was applied with a hydraulic sprayer to ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) infected with dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium campylopodum Engelm. f. tsugense  ...
Catherine A. Parks, James T. Hoffman, Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.), 1991
6
Ethylene in Plant Biology
This volume contains all new material plus a bibliographic guide to the complete literature of this field.
Frederick B. Abeles, Page W. Morgan, Mikal E. Saltveit, Jr., 1992
7
Progress in Plant Growth Regulation: Proceedings of the 14th ...
The only labelled compound present in the extract from each organ co- chromatographed with [14C]ethephon. Thus ethephon itself appears to be translocated, a conclusion supported by investigations in other species (Martin et ai, 1972; ...
Cees M. Karssen, Leendert C. Loon, Dick Vreugdenhil, 1992
8
Raisin Production Manual
Ethephon application would be of questionable value in vineyards with a history of good raisin quality or in years with light to moderate crops and normal crop development. It should be considered in situations where the advancement of crop ...
L. Peter Christensen, 2000
9
Industrial Applications
Since gaseous ethylene can not be applied directly, compounds that release ethylene are used instead. The most popular ethylene releasing material is ethephon (2-chloroethylphosphonic acid). Ethephon is stable at pH values of 4 or lower, ...
Karl Esser, Paul A. Lemke, J. W. Bennett, 2002
10
Pesticide Residues in Food, 1997: Report of the Joint ...
4.11 ETHEPHON (106) TOXICOLOGY Ethephon was last reviewed toxicologically by the 1993 JMPR, which established an ADI of 0-0.05 mg/kg bw. At that time, the Meeting noted that ethephon is an unesterified phosphonic acid and ...
‎1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETHEPHON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ethephon is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Beware of artificially ripened mangoes
... of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, but is being used along with another ripener "Ethephon", which is easily available in the market as ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 23, 2015
Some growers have applied ethephon sprays to facilitate harvest. Winds on Monday, June 22, caused some damage to trees in some orchards ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
3
WSU Extension Q&A: Use insecticides to get rid of boxelder bugs
Ethephon is a naturally occurring plant hormone, but when available in large qualities at bloom, it makes the tree think it is under severe stress, ... «Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, Jun 15»
4
Poison in our kitchen: How deadly chemicals have invaded India's …
In April, 12,000 kg mangoes that had been ripened artificially with the chemical ethephon, a plant progress regulator categorized as “harmful” ... «Bharat Press, Jun 15»
5
Parental concerns spur new regulations about farm pesticides near …
Mancozeb, endosulfan, ethephon. River Delta. River Delta Community Day. 287. Mancozeb, paraquat dichloride, carbaryl, oxytetracycline. «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
6
'Mangoes' can be as risky as Maggi, say experts in Indore
However, it continues to be widely used along with another ripener ethephon, which is easily available in the market as a pesticide and not ... «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
7
CFS follows up on unsatisfactory samples of Thai durian and salted …
... the husks of 10 samples contain curcumin, a colouring matter, and three samples were detected to contain excessive residues of ethephon. «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
8
Dealing with the olive tree fly
A hose with a high-pressure nozzle can effectively blow the blooms off the tree, or you can spray with a product containing ethephon, a growth ... «Napa Valley Register, Jun 15»
9
Deal sternly with those using chemicals for ripening fruits
The use of chemical ethephon, though a bit costly, is comparatively safe. Harish Kapur, Chandigarh. Educated people encourage sale of fruits. «Chandigarh Tribune, May 15»
10
Use of calcium carbide for ripening fruits goes unchecked
Another chemical, ethephon, is permissible for the ripening of fruits. But the vendors don't use it as it is costly. He said calcium carbide can slow ... «Chandigarh Tribune, May 15»

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