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disulfoton

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di⋅sul⋅fo⋅ton

  [dahy-suhl-fuh-ton]
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–noun Chemistry.
a pale-yellow, highly toxic liquid, C8H19O2PS3, used as an insecticide and miticide.
Origin:
1960–65; perh. di- 1 + sulfo- + t(hi)on(ate)
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di·sul·fo·ton   (dī-sŭl'fə-tŏn')   
n.  A pale yellow, highly toxic systemic insecticide, C8H19O2PS3, used for some vegetables and flowers.

[di-1 + sulfo- + (deme)ton.]
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