MENAZON

/men"euh zon'/ , n. Chem.

a colorless, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 5 O 2 PS 2 , used as a systemic insecticide, esp. for control of aphids.

[ 1960-65; ME(THYL) + (AMI)N(O)- + (TRI)AZ(INE) + (THI)ON(ATE) ]