carbaryl

English

Noun

carbaryl (plural carbaryls)

1. (organic chemistry) A white crystalline solid of the carbamate family, a cholinesterase inhibitor used chiefly as an insecticide.
   • 1983, D. E. Kaukeinen, Vertebrate Pest Control and Management Materials, page 102:

     Ecoparasite control, with appropriate concentrations of carbaryl, malathion, or pyrethrin dusts, is permissible if the agent is applied externally to both test and control animals not less than seven days prior to the start of the test.