monocrotophos

English

Etymology

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Noun

monocrotophos (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) An organophosphate insecticide, acutely toxic to birds and humans.
   • 2015 November 7, “Phenotypic- and Genotypic-Resistance Detection for Adaptive Resistance Management in Tetranychus urticae Koch”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Diagnostic doses of six acaricides (fenothiocarb, endosulfan, chlorfenapyr, tebufenpyrad, cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen) resulted in a 68.0~71.8% mortality rate (on average) in the test mite populations, whereas the remaining six acaricides (monocrotophos, omethoate, bifenthrin, abamectin, etoxazole and bifenazate) caused slightly reduced mortality rates (on average 36.5~59.3%).

Translations

insecticide

• French: monocrotophos (fr) m
• German: Monocrotophos n
• Polish: monokrotofos (pl) m
• Spanish: monocrotofós m