amidinohydrazone

[am-i-dee-noh-hahy-druh-zohn]

am·i·di·no·hy·dra·zone

[am-i-dee-noh-hahy-druh-zohn]
noun
any of a group of pesticides, originally developed as antimalarial and antitubercular drugs, that impair cell respiration in cockroaches, red ants, and other insects.

Origin:
shortening and alteration of the chemical name
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Amidinohydrazone has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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