temefos

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Etymology[edit]

Probably from th(io)e(ther) +‎ me(tho)- +‎ -fos (“phosphorous derivative”).

Noun[edit]

temefos (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) An organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. [O,O,O′,O′-tetramethyl O,O′-sulfanediylbis(1,4-phenylene) diphosphorothioate].
    Temefos is an organophosphorus insecticide used to control mosquito, midge, and black-fly larvae in lakes, ponds, and wetland habitats.
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