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dimethoate

di meth o ate |dīˈmeTHōˌāt daɪˈmɛθoʊeɪt | noun a crystalline, synthetic, organophosphorus compound used in solution as an insecticide. ORIGIN 1960s: from di- 1 two + methyl + thio- + -ate 1 .

 

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dimethoate

dimethoate |dʌɪˈmiːθəʊeɪt | noun [ mass noun ] a crystalline synthetic organophosphorus compound used in solution as an insecticide. ORIGIN 1960s: from di- 1 two + methyl + thio- + -ate 1 .