methyl parathion

noun Chemistry.

a synthetic pesticide, C ₈ H ₁ ₀ NO ₅ PS, used in the control of mites and various insects, as aphids, boll weevils, and cutworms.

Origin:
1955–60

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However, exposure to methyl parathion may occur at farms where it has been used as a pesticide.

The pesticide with the highest concentration in rain at both sites was methyl parathion.

Methyl parathion is a white crystalline solid dissolved in a liquid solvent carrier.

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