Definition of Diazinon

1. Noun. An organophosphorus insecticide used to control fleas etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Diazinon

1. an insecticide [n -S] - See also: insecticide

Medical Definition of Diazinon

1. A cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as an organothiophosphorus insecticide. Pharmacological action: cholinesterase inhibitor, insecticide, organothiophosphate. Chemical name: Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-diethyl O-(6-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-4-pyrimidinyl) ester (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diazinon

diazepam
diazepam N-demethylase
diazepams
diazepane
diazepine
diazepines
diazetane
diazetidine
diazide
diazides
diazido
diazin
diazinane
diazine
diazines
diazinon
diazinons
diazins
diazirene
diaziridine
diazirine
diazirines
diazo
diazo-
diazo compound
diazo reaction
diazo reagent
diazo stain
diazoacetate
diazoacetates

Literary usage of Diazinon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pesticides: Thirty Years Since Silent Spring by Peter F. Guerrero (1992)
"As a result, EPA canceled uses of diazinon on golf courses and sod farms but imposed ... It has also restricted diazinon's commercial outdoor uses on ..."

2. Pesticides in the Next Decade: The Challenges Ahead: Third National Research (1994)
"Richmond, Virginia Evaluation of the Role of Diazinon in the Toxicity of a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent J A. Botts* and L. Fillmore, ..."

3. Managing Insect Pests in the Home Vegetable Garden by Bruce A. Barrett (1996)
"Common name Description Bacillus thuringiensis microbial insecticide (can be used in organic gardens) carbaryl diazinon dicofol dimethoate carbamate ..."

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