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disulfoton

disulfoton noun: a highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate.

Noun

disulfoton (uncountable)

  1. A highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate
    • These are the last disulfoton and methamidophos products registered for use in the United States.2009 September 23, “Notices”, in Federal Register, volume 74, number 183, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2017, page 48551

Questions about disulfoton

What does disulfoton mean?
Disulfoton means a highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate.
What part of speech is disulfoton?
Disulfoton is a noun.

Words near disulfoton in the dictionary

  1. disulfonic
  2. disulfonyl
  3. disulfonylimidazole
  4. disulfonylimidazoles
  5. disulfotetramine
  6. disulfoton
  7. disulfur
  8. disulfuric
  9. disulfuryl
  10. disulfuryls
  11. disulphane

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