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ziram

noun zi·ram \ˈzī-ˌram\

Definition of ZIRAM

: an organic zinc salt C₆H₁₂N₂S₄Zn used especially as an agricultural fungicide

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Origin of ZIRAM

zinc + dithiocarbamate

First Known Use: 1949

Rhymes with ZIRAM

air dam, Annam, ashram, exam, flimflam, goddamn, grandam, grand slam, hard clam, imam, logjam, madame, Mailgram, milldam, nizam, Priam, program, quondam, surf clam, tam-tam, thiram, trigram, webcam, whim-wham

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