Malathion

Quick meaning: Malathion is a noun meaning An organophosphorus insecticide, Diethyl [(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)-thio]butanedioate.

Meaning

An organophosphorus insecticide, Diethyl [(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)-thio]butanedioate.

Example Sentences

"Although effective in degrading pesticides with P-O bonds, washing of the vegetables sprayed with the thiolester organophosphate insecticide malathion with the enzyme did not yield any improved degradation."

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.

Word Forms

• malathions

Synonyms for malathion

Depending on context, synonyms include carbophos, maldison, mercaptothion.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include butanedioate, demeton, dichlofenthion, morphothion, ethion, dioxathion.

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