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Meaning of "Paraquat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARAQUAT

Paraquat  [ˈpærəˌkwɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARAQUAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paraquat 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 PARAQUAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Paraquat

Paraquat is the trade name for N,N′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium dichloride, is the organic compound with the formula Cl2. It is classified as a viologen, a family of redox-active heterocycles or similar structure. This salt is one of the most widely used herbicides. It is quick-acting and non-selective, killing green plant tissue on contact. It is also toxic to human beings and animals. It is linked to development of Parkinson's disease. The name is derived from the para positions of the quaternary nitrogens. A variety of related compounds are used in textiles.

Definition of Paraquat in the English dictionary

The definition of Paraquat in the dictionary is ® a yellow extremely poisonous soluble solid used in solution as a weedkiller.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARAQUAT


aliquot
ˈælɪˌkwɒt
asquat
əˈskwɒt
cumquat
ˈkʌmkwɒt
diddly-squat
ˌdɪdlɪˈskwɒt
diquat
ˈdaɪkwɒt
kilowatt
ˈkɪləʊˌwɒt
kumquat
ˈkʌmkwɒt
loquat
ˈləʊkwɒt
megawatt
ˈmɛɡəˌwɒt
nanowatt
ˈnænəˌwɒt
Pequot
ˈpiːkwɒt
quat
kwɒt
somewhat
ˈsʌmˌwɒt
squat
skwɒt
swat
swɒt
swot
swɒt
terawatt
ˈtɛrəˌwɒt
watt
wɒt
what
wɒt
wot
wɒt

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARAQUAT

all that
and all that
and that
as all that
at
be all that
beat
been-there done-that
boat
body fat
cat
chat
eat
fat
feat
fiat
flat
for all that
format
fouat

Synonyms and antonyms of Paraquat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Paraquat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARAQUAT

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

Translator English - Chinese

百草枯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paraquat
570 millions of speakers

English

Paraquat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Paraquat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الباراكوات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Паракват
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Paraquat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্যারাকোয়াট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paraquat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paraquat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Paraquat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パラコート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제초제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paraquat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

paraquat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மானப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅराक्वाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paraquat´ın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Il paraquat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parakwat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паракват
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paraquat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Το paraquat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parakwat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Paraquat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Paraquat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Paraquat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAQUAT»

The term «Paraquat» is regularly used and occupies the 57.738 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARAQUAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Paraquat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Paraquat» 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 Paraquat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARAQUAT»

Discover the use of Paraquat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Paraquat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pesticide Residues in Food - 2004: Residues (2 v.)
with paraquat. A total of 0.7% of the administered dose was excreted in urine, 80 % of which was excreted within the first 2 days. Paraquat accounted for 90% of the radiolabel in urine on day 1 , 70% on day 3 and 62% on day 5. The remaining  ...
Food and Agriculture Organization, 2005
2
Clinical Environmental Health and Toxic Exposures
MANAGEMENT OF TOXICITY Treatment of paraquat or diquat poisoning is difficult and may be ineffective. Use of absorbents, such as activated charcoal or fuller's earth, may blunt the paraquat absorption (88). Obtaining a clear history of the ...
John Burke Sullivan, Gary R. Krieger, 2001
3
New Scientist
T H W K PLANS TO RESUME the spraying of South American marijuana fields with the controversial herbicide paraquat are gestating in the US State Department. Three years ago objections that marijuana contaminated by paraquat was ...
4
Movement Disorders: Genetics and Models
1999; McCormack et al. 2002). GABAergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta were spared and no evidence appeared of degenerating neurons in the hippocampus (McCormack et al. 2002). Systemic paraquat exposure, however, ...
Mark S. LeDoux, 2005
5
Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine
PARAQUAT Paraquat (l,l-dimethyl,4,4-bipyridyl dichloride) was developed in 1882 [243] and for many years was used as an oxidation- reduction indicator. An electron donation to the compound forms a blue free radical [244]; hence, paraquat ...
Richard S. Irwin, James M. Rippe, 2008
6
Metabolic Pathways of Agrochemicals: Herbicides and plant ...
Metabolic degradation of paraquat, observed in isolated soil microbial culture, included N-demethylation, hydroxylation and ring opening reactions to yield fumaric acid as the terminal product. Chemical degradation Paraquat (1) was stable in ...
Terence Robert Roberts, David Herd Hutson, 1998
7
Forensic Pathology Reviews Vol 4
The commonly used herbicide paraquat is odorless and gives rise to symptoms mimicking viral pneumonitis. These two properties—classically hailed as the properties of an ideal homicidal poison—make it very attractive as a homicidal poison ...
Michael Tsokos, 2007
8
Toxicological Study of Pesticides in Animals
Glutathione peroxidase activity was unaltered. Catalase of eye tissues regulates the endogenous hydrogen peroxide in humors.122 2. Paraquat Paraquat (1,r- dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridilium dichloride), also known by the names of methyl viologen ...
T.S.S. Dikshith, 1990
9
Human Toxicology of Pesticides
cotton. At higher concentration it is effective in cleaning railways and roadsides weeds.1 Diquat controls floating weeds in water bodies (lakes, drainage ditches, and irrigation ditches). The application rate for paraquat and diquat ranges from ...
Fina P. Kaloyanova, M. A. El Batawi, 1991
10
Lightwood formation in pond pine from paraquat treatment
Five trees selected at random were treated with each solution. The 8 percent paraquat was sprayed on horizontal bark streaks measuring 10 by 2.5 cm (4 by 1 inches). Two ml of the other concentrations were placed in 10-cm (4-inch) ax frills .
William John Peters, Donald Ray Roberts, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N.C.), 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARAQUAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Paraquat is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Palm-Oil Migrant Workers Tell of Abuses on Malaysian Plantations …
One of his jobs is spraying pesticides, including the weed killer Paraquat, which some countries restrict because of its toxicity. He said he got ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Poison ivy problem? Scratch it off the list - - The Boston Globe
Non-selective herbicides, including glyphosate (Roundup) and paraquat, affect plants by interfering with the synthesis of the essential amino acids needed for ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
Pugh: Pot a gateway to pain relief
You may remember the Paraquat flap when America used it on marijuana fields in Mexico, and its potentially poisonous effect on people. «Wyoming Tribune, Jul 15»
4
RNASET2 is required for ROS propagation during oxidative stress …
When challenged with paraquat, an established ROS inducer in Drosophila, fat body RNase X25-deficient flies had improved survival ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
Cancer alert: Are chemicals in cosmetics and plastics putting us at …
Pesticide rotenone and popular herbicide paraquat were also listed. A task force of almost 200 scientists from 28 countries took nearly three ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Marijuana industry wrestles with pesticide
In the 1980s, the US government used an herbicide called paraquat to kill illicit marijuana crops, even though the poison had been banned ... «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
7
Common Chemicals Act Together to Boost Cancer Risk
... used in plastic food and beverage containers; rotenone, a broad-spectrum insecticide; paraquat, an agricultural herbicide; and triclosan, ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
8
Pot farmers face pest crisis
In the 1980s, the federal government used an herbicide called paraquat to kill illicit marijuana crops, even though the poison had been banned ... «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
9
Statewide survey of first-generation European corn borer confirms …
In the 1980s, the federal government used an herbicide called paraquat to kill illicit marijuana crops, even though the poison had been banned ... «Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, Jul 15»
10
Toxic, lethal exposure
DESPITE being banned in 32 countries around the world for its toxicity and adverse effect on humans, farmers in Fiji continue to use paraquat ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»

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