aldicarb

[ al-di-kahrb ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a crystalline compound, C 7 H 14 N 2 O 2 S, used on plants as a systemic insecticide, miticide, and nematocide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aldicarb¹

(propion)ald(ehyde) + -i- + carb(on)