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paraquat poisoning

paraquat poisoning

8.7
Serious injury from swallowing or touching paraquat that slowly damages the mouth, throat, liver, and kidneys
  • noun
  • /ˈpærəkwɑt ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : intoxicación por paraquat
  • The farmer was hospitalized after suffering from paraquat poisoning due to accidental ingestion.

Examples

  • Early symptoms of paraquat poisoning include pain and swelling in the mouth and throat.

  • The farmer suffered from paraquat poisoning after handling the chemical without gloves.

  • A single swallow of paraquat poisoning can cause fatal organ failure if left untreated.

  • Don't ignore paraquat poisoning!

  • The farmer was hospitalized after suffering from paraquat poisoning due to accidental ingestion.

  • Early symptoms of paraquat poisoning include pain and swelling in the mouth and throat.

  • A single swallow of paraquat poisoning can cause fatal organ failure if left untreated.

Synonyms

poisoning
vsparaquat poisoning
  • Specialized
144 3.9

A serious sickness caused by taking a harmful chemical into the body

involves same harm but from one herbicide causing progressive esophagus liver and kidney damage
pesticide poisoning
vsparaquat poisoning
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Illness happens when you touch, breathe, or eat chemicals that kill pests

is caused by a specific herbicidal chemical that damages esophagus liver and kidneys

Antonyms

health
∞ 1.0

The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury

recovery
264 3.0

Getting better after illness or injury

Surface Forms

paraquat poisoning singular
paraquat poisonings plural

Morphology

paraquat + poisoning

The compound simply names the toxic agent ('paraquat') and the condition ('poisoning'), so the meaning 'poisoning caused by paraquat' is directly compositional. This chemical-name + poisoning pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic construction and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Paraquat poisoning comes from the name of a strong farm chemical, paraquat, which is a powerful weed killer. If someone swallows or breathes in this chemical it attacks the body's organs like the lungs, liver and kidneys, so the phrase means 'poisoning caused by paraquat'.