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dimethoate

[ dahy-meth-oh-eyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. 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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