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dimethoate
[ dahy-meth-oh-eyt ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a highly toxic crystalline compound, C 5 H 12 NO 3 PS 2 , used as an insecticide.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dimethoate1
1955–60; probably dimeth(yl) + -(thi)oate, components of the chemical name
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