acephate

[as-uh-feyt]

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noun Chemistry.

a white solid compound, C₄H₁₀NO₃PS, used as an insecticide against a wide range of plant pests, including aphids, budworms, and tent caterpillars.

Origin:
ace(tyl) + ph(osphor-) + ate²

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Acephate is always a great word to know.

So is ethereal. Does it mean:

any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals

pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether

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