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parathion

/pæɹəˈθaɪɒn/

parathion noun: an organophosphorus insecticide acaricide, [O,O-diethyl-O-4-nitro-phenylthiophosphate], a powerful, dangerously toxic insecticide.

Noun

parathion (countable and uncountable, plural parathions)

  1. An organophosphorus insecticide acaricide, [O,O-diethyl-O-4-nitro-phenylthiophosphate], a powerful, dangerously toxic insecticide.

parathion meaning in Tamil and Bengali

parathion in Tamil

பரத்தியோன்

parathion in Bengali

অর্গানোফসফরাস কীটনাশক অ্যাকারিসাইড, একটি শক্তিশালী, বিপজ্জনকভাবে বিষাক্ত কীটনাশক

Forms of parathion

pluralparathions

Origin of parathion

From para- (“p-”) + -thion.

Words formed from parathion

Questions about parathion

What does parathion mean?
Parathion means an organophosphorus insecticide acaricide, [O,O-diethyl-O-4-nitro-phenylthiophosphate], a powerful, dangerously toxic insecticide.
What is parathion in Tamil?
Parathion in Tamil is பரத்தியோன். See Parathion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is parathion?
Parathion is a noun.
How do you pronounce parathion?
Parathion is pronounced /pæɹəˈθaɪɒn/.
What is the plural of parathion?
The plural of parathion is parathions.

Words near parathion in the dictionary

  1. paratheses
  2. parathesis
  3. parathetic
  4. parathetically
  5. parathiazine
  6. parathion
  7. parathion methyl
  8. parathionmethyl
  9. parathions
  10. parathlete
  11. parathletes

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