paraquat: Meaning and Definition of

par•a•quat

Pronunciation: (par'u-kwät"), [key]
— n. Chem.
  1. a toxic herbicide, CHN&multiplydot;2CHSO, applied to food and flower crops and to highway borders as a defoliant and weed-killer.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also: