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paraquat definition

para·quat (par′ə kwät′)

noun

a highly toxic, soluble yellow solid, CH(CHN)CH· 2CHSO, used as a herbicide

Etymology: para- (sense ) + quat(ernary)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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