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mercaptothion

mercaptothion noun: the pesticide malathion.

Noun

mercaptothion (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) The pesticide malathion.

Origin of mercaptothion

From mercapto- + -thion.

Questions about mercaptothion

What does mercaptothion mean?
Mercaptothion means the pesticide malathion.
What part of speech is mercaptothion?
Mercaptothion is a noun.

Words near mercaptothion in the dictionary

  1. mercaptopyruvates
  2. mercaptosilane
  3. mercaptosilanes
  4. mercaptosuccinate
  5. mercaptosuccinates
  6. mercaptothion
  7. mercaptoundecanoic
  8. mercaptoundecanoic acid
  9. mercaptoundecanoic acids
  10. mercapturate
  11. mercapturates

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