dimethoate
[ dahy-meth-oh-eyt ]
/ daɪˈmɛθ oʊˌeɪt /
noun Chemistry.
a highly toxic crystalline compound, C5H12NO3PS2, used as an insecticide.
Origin of dimethoate
1955–60; probably
dimeth(yl) +
-(thi)oate, components of the chemical name
Words nearby dimethoate
dimer,
dimercaprol,
dimerize,
dimerous,
dimeter,
dimethoate,
dimethoxymethane,
dimethyl,
dimethyl polysiloxane,
dimethyl sulfate,
dimethyl sulfoxide