MALATHION


Meaning of MALATHION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌma-lə-ˈthī-ən, -ˌän ]

noun

Etymology: from Malathion, a trademark

Date: 1953

: an organophosphate broad-spectrum insecticide C 10 H 19 O 6 PS 2 that is considerably less toxic to mammals than parathion

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