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Preferred term

Paraquat  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Methyl Viologen
  • Viologen, Methyl

Scope note

  • A poisonous dipyridilium compound used as contact herbicide. Contact with concentrated solutions causes irritation of the skin, cracking and shedding of the nails, and delayed healing of cuts and wounds.

History note

  • 73(71)

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • 1,1'-dimetyyli-4,4,'dipyridiliumi
  • parakvattirikkaruohomyrkky
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010269

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