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amitrole

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am·i·trole  (m-trl)
n.
An herbicide, C2H4N4, used on nonfood croplands to control annual grasses and broadleaf and aquatic weeds. It is not used on food crops because of its carcinogenic properties. Also called aminotriazole.
[ami(no)tr(iaz)ole.]
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thionamides, amitrole, and ethylenethiourea) decrease TH synthesis by inhibition of thyroid peroxidase (Capen 1997, 1998; Hill et al.
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Rats and mice that were exposed to amitrole developed thyroid and liver tumors (Council on Scientific Affairs, 1988).
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