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Definition of Amitrole

1. an herbicide [n -S] - See also: herbicide

Medical Definition of Amitrole

1. A non-selective post-emergence, translocated herbicide. According to the fourth annual report on carcinogens (ntp 85-002, 1985) this substance may reasonably be anticipated to be a carcinogen. Pharmacological action: carcinogens, herbicides. Chemical name: 1H-1,2,4-Triazol-3-amine (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Amitrole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"amitrole CAS No. 61-82-5 First Listed in the Second Report on Carcinogens ... When administered in the diet, amitrole increased the incidence of ..."

2. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"by dietary administration, amitrole induced tumors of the thyroid and ... When mice of both sexes were nursed by dams fed diets containing amitrole ..."

3. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"... for amitrole distribution in the same plant. It seems apparent from those results that translocation in nutsedge follows a source-to-sink pattern and ..."

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