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parathion

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Etymology edit

From para- +‎ thio- +‎ -on.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

parathion (countable and uncountable, plural parathions)

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

References edit

  1. ^ “parathion”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams edit

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