Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A crystalline compound, C5H12NO3PS2, used as an insecticide.

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  • noun A particular organophosphate insecticide.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[dimeth(yl) + (thi)o– + –ate.]

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Examples

  • These have been controlled by spraying with pesticides such as dimethoate.

    Chapter 19 1987

  • Chemical control includes the use of methomyl, carbaryl, diazinon, malathion and dimethoate, but avoidance of indiscriminate spraying is important as a measure of natural biological control frequently operates, and it is important not to eliminate the beneficial organisms: emphasis should be given to integrated control.

    Chapter 32 1987

  • Control of larvae may be with diazinon, dimethoate or other chemicals.

    Chapter 11 1987

  • Pirimicosb gardona dimethoate (dusts only) galecron*

    Chapter 12 1981

  • The product used now must be a dimethoate one, as it is the one that can get into the plant and kill the maggot.

    FWi - All News 2010

  • Jacobs said the pesticides - chlorpyrifos, diazinon and dimethoate - had been sprayed on nearby farms' Brussels sprouts and had vaporized and been blown to his organic farm, making his herbs unmarketable.

    SFGate: Top News Stories begelko@sfchronicle.com (Bob Egelko 2010

  • Some insecticides for thrips management include spinetoram and spinosad, dimethoate, methomyl, and flonicamid.

    Western Farm Press RSS Feed 2010

  • The product used now must be a dimethoate one, as it is the one that can get into the plant and kill the maggot.

    FWi - All News 2010

  • The product used now must be a dimethoate one, as it is the one that can get into the plant and kill the maggot.

    FWi - All News 2010

  • But two days stand out as the most toxic: July 29, with 69 pounds of dimethoate and July 26, with 45 pounds of myclobutanil.

    unknown title 2009

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