propoxur

American

[proh-pok-ser] / proʊˈpɒk sər /

noun

Chemistry.

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

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

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