Crossword clues for parathion
Wiktionary
n. '''O,O-Diethyl-O-4-nitro-phenylthiophosphate''', a powerful, dangerously toxic insecticide.
WordNet
n. a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
Wikipedia
Parathion, also called parathion-ethyl or diethyl parathion and locally known as "Folidol", is an organophosphate compound. It is a potent insecticide and acaricide. It was originally developed by IG Farben in the 1940s. It is highly toxic to non-target organisms, including humans. Its use is banned or restricted in many countries, and there are proposals to ban it from all use.
Usage examples of "parathion".
You see, two of this last group - Parathion and Malathion - work by depressing the production of an enzyme named cholinesterase.
A white mist of methyl parathion -now separated Manhattan from the bees like a deadly curtain.
What do you think people did up until sixty, seventy years ago, before we started using aldicarb and methyl parathion and trifluralin?