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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 herbicideplay

  Familiarity information: PARAQUAT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARAQUAT (noun)


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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