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monocrotophos

monocrotophos noun: an organophosphate insecticide, acutely toxic to birds and humans.

Noun

monocrotophos (uncountable)

  1. An organophosphate insecticide, acutely toxic to birds and humans.
    • 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

Questions about monocrotophos

What does monocrotophos mean?
Monocrotophos means an organophosphate insecticide, acutely toxic to birds and humans.
What part of speech is monocrotophos?
Monocrotophos is a noun.

Words near monocrotophos in the dictionary

  1. monocropping
  2. monocrops
  3. monocrotaline
  4. monocrotic
  5. monocrotism
  6. monocrotophos
  7. monocrurate
  8. monocryptal
  9. monocrystal
  10. monocrystalline
  11. monocrystals

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