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maldison

maldison noun: the pesticide malathion.

Noun

maldison (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) The pesticide malathion.
    • Our tests have shown that the maldison/grain bait may be mixed well in advance, if it is then stored in drums or[…].1977, Victorian Department of Agriculture, The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Victoria, volumes 75-76, page 23
    • The sawdust maldison mixture appeared to be more effective in paddocks with short pasture than in long rank pasture.1985, R. H, Blank, D.S. Bell, M. H. Olson, Insecticide baits for control of the black field cricket (Teleogryllus commodus), New Zealand Journal of Experimental Agriculture, Volume 13, page 267

Origin of maldison

From mal(athion) + -dis- + -on.

Questions about maldison

What does maldison mean?
Maldison means the pesticide malathion.
What part of speech is maldison?
Maldison is a noun.

Words near maldison in the dictionary

  1. maldigests
  2. maldin
  3. maldin'
  4. malding
  5. maldirection
  6. maldison
  7. maldisposition
  8. maldispositions
  9. maldistributed
  10. maldistribution
  11. maldistributions

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