neonicotinoid
English
Etymology
neo- + nicotinoid
Noun
neonicotinoid (plural neonicotinoids)
- Any of a certain class of insecticides that act on the central nervous system in a similar way to nicotine.
Hyponyms
- acetamiprid
- clothianidin
- dinotefuran
- imidacloprid
- nitenpyram
- thiacloprid
- thiamethoxam