parathion
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From para- + thio- + -on.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]parathion (countable and uncountable, plural parathions)
- An organophosphorus insecticide acaricide, [O,O-diethyl-O-4-nitro-phenylthiophosphate], a powerful, dangerously toxic insecticide.
References
[edit]- ^ “parathion”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.