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methyl parathion

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. 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.

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Origin of methyl parathion1

First recorded in 1955–60

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