temefos

English

Alternative forms

• temephos

Etymology

Probably from th(io)e(ther) +‎ me(tho)- +‎ -fos (“phosphorous derivative”).

Noun

temefos (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. [O,O,O′,O′-tetramethyl O,O′-sulfanediylbis(1,4-phenylene) diphosphorothioate].

   Temefos is an organophosphorus insecticide used to control mosquito, midge, and black-fly larvae in lakes, ponds, and wetland habitats.