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Paraquat vs Weedkiller - What's the difference?

paraquat | weedkiller |

As nouns the difference between paraquat and weedkiller

is that paraquat is a poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine while weedkiller is a chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc.

paraquat

English

Noun

(wikipedia paraquat) (-)
  • (chemistry) A poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine

    • weedkiller

    English

    Alternative forms

    * weed killer

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc)

    • Synonyms

    * weedicide

    Related terms

    * herbicide