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propoxur

[ proh-pok-ser ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 3 , used as a nonsystemic insecticide against a wide variety of insects.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of propoxur1

First recorded in 1960–65; prop(yl) + ox(y)- 2 + ur(ethane)

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