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fenitrothion

fenitrothion noun: an organophosphate insecticide, dimethoxy-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)-thioxophosphorane.

Noun

fenitrothion (uncountable)

  1. An organophosphate insecticide, dimethoxy-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)-thioxophosphorane.

Origin of fenitrothion

From phen(oxy) + (n)itro- + -thion.

Questions about fenitrothion

What does fenitrothion mean?
Fenitrothion means an organophosphate insecticide, dimethoxy-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)-thioxophosphorane.
What part of speech is fenitrothion?
Fenitrothion is a noun.

Words near fenitrothion in the dictionary

  1. fenitization
  2. fenitize
  3. fenitized
  4. Feniton
  5. fenitropan
  6. fenitrothion
  7. fenks
  8. fenland
  9. fenlander
  10. fenlanders
  11. fenlands

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