acephate
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Noun edit
acephate (uncountable)
- An organophosphate foliar insecticide, O,S-dimethyl acetylphosphoramidothioate, used primarily against aphids
- "Acute oral LD50's for methamidophos are an order of magnitude less than acephate, and the high toxicity of this chemical should be considered whenever acephate is applied."
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an insecticide used primarily against aphids
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