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menazon

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[men-uh-zon] / ˈmɛn əˌzɒn /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, crystalline compound, C 6 H 1 2 N 5 O 2 PS 2 , used as a systemic insecticide, especially for control of aphids.


Etymology

Origin of menazon

First recorded in 1960–65; me(thyl) + (ami)n(o)- + (tri)az(ine) + (thi)on(ate)

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