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PARAQUAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paraquat mean?
• PARAQUAT (noun)
The noun PARAQUAT has 1 sense:
1. a poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
Familiarity information: PARAQUAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("paraquat" is a kind of...):
herbicide; weed killer; weedkiller (a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth)
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