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endosulfan

UK/ˌɛn.dəʊˈsʌl.fən/

endosulfan noun: a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites.

Noun

endosulfan (countable and uncountable, plural endosulfans)

  1. A toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites.
    • Diagnostic doses of six acaricides (fenothiocarb, endosulfan, chlorfenapyr, tebufenpyrad, cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen) resulted in a 68.0~71.8% mortality rate (on average) in the test mite populations, whereas the remaining six acaricides (monocrotophos, omethoate, bifenthrin, abamectin...2015 November 7, “Phenotypic- and Genotypic-Resistance Detection for Adaptive Resistance Management in Tetranychus urticae Koch”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of endosulfan

pluralendosulfans
alternative UKendosulphan

Origin of endosulfan

From endo- + sulfa- + -an.

Questions about endosulfan

What does endosulfan mean?
Endosulfan means a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites.
What part of speech is endosulfan?
Endosulfan is a noun.
How do you pronounce endosulfan?
Endosulfan is pronounced /ˌɛn.dəʊˈsʌl.fən/ (UK).
What is the plural of endosulfan?
The plural of endosulfan is endosulfans.

Words near endosulfan in the dictionary

  1. endostructures
  2. endostylar
  3. endostyle
  4. endostyles
  5. endostylic
  6. endosulfan
  7. endosulfane
  8. endosulfans
  9. endosulfatase
  10. endosulfatases
  11. endosulfine

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