Synonyms for "defoliant" (39 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

acaricideanthelminticantibioticantisepticbug bombcarbamate insecticidechemosterilantchlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide

Strong matches (12)

contact poisondisinfectanteradicantfumigantfungicidegermicideherbicideinsect powderinsecticidemicrobicidemiticideorganic chlorine

Related words (19)

organic phosphate insecticidepesticidepoisonrat poisonroach pasteroach powderrodenticidestomach poisonsystemicsystemic insecticidetoxictoxicanttoxicologytoxinveninvenomvermicidevirusweed killer

Related word relations

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3 relation types

More general

2 entries

chemical compoundcompound

is a

1 entries

compound

related to

1 entries

defoliate

Translations

8 translations across 8 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries

• defoliant noun (agent used to defoliate plants)

French

1 entries

• défoliant noun (agent used to defoliate plants)

German

1 entries

• Entlaubungsmittel noun (agent used to defoliate plants)

Italian

1 entries

• defoliante noun (agent used to defoliate plants)

Korean

1 entries

• 고엽제 noun (agent used to defoliate plants)

Polish

1 entries

• defoliant noun (agent used to defoliate plants)

Spanish

1 entries

• defoliante noun (agent used to defoliate plants)

Ukrainian

1 entries

• дефоліант noun (agent used to defoliate plants)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Agent Orange is a defoliant.

Source: wiktionary

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