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acephate

acephate noun: an organophosphate foliar insecticide, O,S-dimethyl acetylphosphoramidothioate, used primarily against aphids.

Noun

acephate (uncountable)

  1. An organophosphate foliar insecticide, O,S-dimethyl acetylphosphoramidothioate, used primarily against aphids
    • Acute oral LD50’s for methamidophos are an order of magnitude less than acephate, and the high toxicity of this chemical should be considered whenever acephate is applied.

Questions about acephate

What does acephate mean?
Acephate means an organophosphate foliar insecticide, O,S-dimethyl acetylphosphoramidothioate, used primarily against aphids.
What part of speech is acephate?
Acephate is a noun.

Words near acephate in the dictionary

  1. acephalous
  2. acephalously
  3. acephals
  4. acephalus
  5. acephaly
  6. acephate
  7. acephenanthrene
  8. acephobe
  9. acephobes
  10. acephobia
  11. acephobic

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