diquat

[ dahy-kwot ]
/ ˈdaɪ kwɒt /

noun

a yellow crystalline substance, C12H12Br2N2, used as a selective postemergence herbicide to control weeds on noncrop land and for aquatic weed control.

Origin of diquat

First recorded in 1955–60; di-1 + quat(ernary)

Words nearby diquat

dipylidiasis, dipylidium caninum, dipyramid, dipyridamole, diquark, diquat, dir., dir. prop., dirac, dirac constant, dirac delta function