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malathion

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Meaning

  1. noun An organophosphorus insecticide, Diethyl [(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)-thio]butanedioate.
    "Although effective in degrading pesticides with P-O bonds, washing of the vegetables sprayed with the thiolester organophosphate insecticide malathion with the enzyme did not yield any improved degradation."

Similar words

butanedioate demeton dichlofenthion morphothion ethion dioxathion methyl paraoxon methamidophos ethoprop chlorpyrifos

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Word family

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