PARATHION

Meaning of PARATHION in English

n. a highly toxic agricultural insecticide.

[ PARA-(1) + THIO- + -ON ]

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PARATHION — noun Etymology: para- + thiophosphate + 1-on Date: 1947 an extremely toxic insecticide C 10 H 14 NO 5 PS
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARATHION — ˌparəˈthīˌän noun ( -s ) Etymology: para- (I) + thio phosphate + -on : a liquid thiophosphate agricultural insecticide (C …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARATHION — /par'euh thuy"on/ , n. Chem. a deep-brown to yellow, poisonous liquid, C 10 H 14 NO 5 PS, used as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARATHION — n. highly poisonous insecticide
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PARATHION — noun Etymology: para- + thio phosphate + -on (I) Date: 1947 : an extremely toxic insecticide C 10 H 14 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARATHION — [ ˌparə'θʌɪən ] ■ noun a highly toxic synthetic insecticide containing phosphorus and sulphur. Origin 1940s: from para- 1 (in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PARATHION — [para.thi.on] n [para- + thiophosphate + [1]-on] (1947): an extremely toxic insecticide
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARATHION — an organic phosphorus compound well known as an insecticide that is extremely toxic to humans. The compound acts in mammals, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARATHION — parathion BrE AmE ˌpær ə ˈθaɪ ɒn -ˈθa ɪ ‿ən AmE \ -ɑːn ˌper-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARATHION — n. a highly toxic agricultural insecticide. [PARA-(1) + THIO- + -ON]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARATHION — n. a highly toxic agricultural insecticide. Etymology: PARA-(1) + THIO- + -ON
Oxford English vocab
PARATHION — Тиофос
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PARATHION — n. Pronunciation: ˌ pa-r ə - ' th ī - ə n, - ˌ än Function: noun Etymology: para- + …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
METHYL PARATHION — noun Date: 1957 a potent synthetic organophosphate insecticide C 8 H 10 NO 5 PS that is more toxic than …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
METHYL PARATHION — noun : a potent synthetic organophosphate insecticide C 8 H 10 NO 5 PS that is more toxic than parathion
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METHYL PARATHION — Chem. a synthetic pesticide, C 8 H 10 NO 5 PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
METHYL PARATHION — Date: 1957 : a potent synthetic organophosphate insecticide C 8 H 10 NO 5 PS that is more toxic than …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METHYL PARATHION — [methyl parathion] n (1957): a potent synthetic organophosphate insecticide that is more toxic than parathion
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MALATHION — noun Etymology: from Malathion, a trademark Date: 1953 an organophosphate broad-spectrum insecticide C 10 H 19 O 6 PS 2 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIURON — noun Etymology: dichlor- + urea + -on (as in parathion) Date: 1957 a persistent herbicide C 9 H 10 Cl …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHOSPHORUS — Nonmetallic chemical element , chemical symbol P, atomic number 15. The ordinary allotrope , called white phosphorus, is a poisonous, …
Английский словарь Британика
PARAOXON — |parə|äkˌsän noun ( -s ) Etymology: para- (I) + ox- + -on : a phosphate ester (C 2 H 5 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MALATHION — ˌmaləˈthīˌän sometimes məˈlāthēən noun Etymology: from Malathion, a trademark : a thiophosphate insecticide C 10 H 19 O 6 PS …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTICHOLINESTERASE — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: anti- (I) + cholinesterase : a substance that inhibits a cholinesterase by combination with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MALATHION — noun Etymology: from Malathion, a trademark Date: 1953 : an organophosphate broad-spectrum insecticide C 10 H 19 O 6 PS …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIURON — noun Etymology: di chlor- + ur ea + - on (as in parathion ) Date: 1957 : a persistent herbicide …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MALATHION — [mal.a.thi.on] n [fr. Malathion, a trademark] (1953): an insecticide with a lower mammalian toxicity than parathion
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-ON — [-on] n suffix [ISV, alter. of -one]: chemical compound not a ketone or other oxo compound "parathion" [2]-on n suffix …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHITEFLY — any sap-sucking member of the insect family Aleyrodidae (order Homoptera). The nymphs, resembling scale insects, are flat, oval, and usually …
Britannica English vocabulary
TETRAETHYL PYROPHOSPHATE — an organic phosphorus compound used as an insecticide, particularly for the control of aphids and red spider mites. Tetraethyl pyrophosphate …
Britannica English vocabulary
INSECTICIDE — any toxic substance that is used to kill insects. Such substances are used primarily to control pests that infest cultivated …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANTICHOLINESTERASE — any of several drugs that prevent destruction of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine by the enzyme acetylcholinesterase within the nervous system. Acetylcholine …
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