carbaryl

[ kahr-buh-ril ]

noun

1. a colorless, crystalline solid, C 12 H 11 NO 2 , moderately soluble in acetone, slightly soluble in water, less toxic than DDT, used as a contact insecticide and parasiticide.

carbaryl

/ ˈkɑːbərɪl /

noun

1. an organic compound of the carbamate group: used as an insecticide, esp to treat head lice

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbaryl¹

1960–65; blend of carbamate and aryl

Example Sentences

However, in the prior work, the volunteers' urinalysis HQ values of 0.0318 and 0.054 for chlorpyrifos and carbaryl, respectively, were an order of magnitude greater than the volunteers' urinalysis HQ of 0.0043 from this 2024 study with the insecticide cyfluthrin.

From Science Daily

If spraying is delayed and grasshoppers grow larger and more resilient, federal officials could resort to two more toxic pesticides — carbaryl and malathion, according to government documents.

From Seattle Times

In December 2019, Burns mailed four Christmas cards, postmarked in Medford, to former coworkers containing a white powder pesticide later identified as carbaryl, a known pesticide toxic to humans, court documents said.

From Seattle Times

Three people including a pregnant woman at Burns’ former workplace were exposed to the carbaryl, had to go through a decontamination process, and were given a high-dose antibiotic, authorities said.

From Seattle Times

In February 2020, Burns again mailed cards containing carbaryl to the same four victim recipients.

From Seattle Times