Organic Chemical
amitrole
Subclass of:
Triazoles
Definitions related to amitrole:
  • A colorless, odorless crystalline, aromatic amine with a bitter taste. Amitrole is a widely used herbicide for nonfood croplands to control annual and perennial grass type weeds, pondweeds and broad leaf. This substance has a very low acute toxicity in humans and is characterized by skin rash, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and nose bleeds. Amitrole is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen. (NCI05)
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A non-selective post-emergence, translocated herbicide. According to the Seventh Annual Report on Carcinogens (PB95-109781, 1994) this substance may reasonably be anticipated to be a carcinogen. (From Merck Index, 12th ed) It is an irreversible inhibitor of CATALASE, and thus impairs activity of peroxisomes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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