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diquat
[ dahy-kwot ]
noun
- a yellow crystalline substance, C 12 H 12 Br 2 N 2 , used as a selective postemergence herbicide to control weeds on noncrop land and for aquatic weed control.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diquat1
First recorded in 1955–60; di- 1 + quat(ernary)
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