paraquat

para·quat

noun \ˈpa-rə-ˌkwät\

Definition of PARAQUAT

: a highly toxic contact herbicide containing a salt of a cation [C₁₂H₁₄N₂]²⁺

Origin of PARAQUAT

para- + quaternary

First Known Use: circa 1961

Rhymes with PARAQUAT

aeronaut, aliquot, angle shot, apparat, apricot, aquanaut, argonaut, astronaut, beauty spot, bergamot, booster shot, burning ghat, cachalot, Camelot, caveat, carry-cot, chamber pot, chimney pot, coffeepot, cosmonaut, counterplot, doodley-squat, floreat, flowerpot, flying spot, follow shot, gallipot, granny knot, guillemot, Gujarat, hit the spot, honeypot, Hottentot, Huguenot, juggernaut, kilowatt, Lancelot, like a shot, lobster pot, megawatt, melting pot, microdot, monocot, monoglot, noble rot, Nouakchott, ocelot, on the spot, overshot, parking lot, passing shot, patriot, pepper pot, peridot, piping hot, polka dot, polyglot, running knot, samizdat, sansculotte, scattershot, scot and lot, shoulder knot, single knot, Southern blot, stopper knot, surgeon's knot, terawatt, tie the knot, tommyrot, touch-me-not, tracking shot, turkey trot, underplot, undershot, Western blot, Windsor knot, Wyandot, wyandotte

para·quat

noun \ˈpar-ə-ˌkwät\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PARAQUAT

: an herbicide containing a salt of a cation [C₁₂H₁₄N₂]²⁺ that is used especially as a weed killer and that is extremely toxic to the liver, kidneys, and lungs if ingested