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omethoate

omethoate noun: a systemic organophosphorous insecticide and acaricide used in horticulture and agriculture.

Noun

omethoate (uncountable)

  1. A systemic organophosphorous insecticide and acaricide used in horticulture and agriculture.
    • 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 omethoate

What does omethoate mean?
Omethoate means a systemic organophosphorous insecticide and acaricide used in horticulture and agriculture.
What part of speech is omethoate?
Omethoate is a noun.

Words near omethoate in the dictionary

  1. omertàs
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  3. Ometepec
  4. ometer
  5. ometers
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  8. OMFS
  9. omg
  10. OMG Particle
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