Definition of dichlorvos in English:

dichlorvos

noun dʌɪˈklɔːvɒsdīˈklôrvəs

mass nounChemistry

A pale yellow liquid used as an insecticide and veterinary anthelmintic.
〔化〕敌敌畏
An organophosphorus compound; alternative name: 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate; chemical formula: (CH₃O)₂PO₂CHCCl₂
Example sentencesExamples
- This product contained the active ingredients rotenone and dichlorvos - and dichlorvos, I later learned, is an organophosphate.
- Experiments in greenhouses and food storage areas show that 90 percent of the applied dichlorvos disappeared in three to six hours.
- Ministers were advised last July to recall dozens of household insecticides containing the chemical dichlorvos, because of new evidence that it could cause cancer.
- But it was recently found that some ham manufacturers here were so blinded by greed that they spread dichlorvos, a pesticide, on the ham so that flies would be kept off it.
- It is known commercially to treat salmon suffering from infestation with sea lice by the use of the insecticide dichlorvos.

Origin

1960s: from elements of the systematic name.

Definition of dichlorvos in US English:

dichlorvos

noundīˈklôrvəs

Chemistry

A pale yellow liquid used as an insecticide and veterinary anthelmintic.
〔化〕敌敌畏
An organophosphorus compound; alternative name: 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate; chemical formula: (CH₃O)₂PO₂CHCCl₂
Example sentencesExamples
- Experiments in greenhouses and food storage areas show that 90 percent of the applied dichlorvos disappeared in three to six hours.
- Ministers were advised last July to recall dozens of household insecticides containing the chemical dichlorvos, because of new evidence that it could cause cancer.
- But it was recently found that some ham manufacturers here were so blinded by greed that they spread dichlorvos, a pesticide, on the ham so that flies would be kept off it.
- It is known commercially to treat salmon suffering from infestation with sea lice by the use of the insecticide dichlorvos.
- This product contained the active ingredients rotenone and dichlorvos - and dichlorvos, I later learned, is an organophosphate.

Origin

1960s: from elements of the systematic name.

单词	dichlorvos
释义	Definition of dichlorvos in English: dichlorvos noun dʌɪˈklɔːvɒsdīˈklôrvəs mass nounChemistry A pale yellow liquid used as an insecticide and veterinary anthelmintic. 〔化〕敌敌畏 An organophosphorus compound; alternative name: 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate; chemical formula: (CH₃O)₂PO₂CHCCl₂ Example sentencesExamples This product contained the active ingredients rotenone and dichlorvos - and dichlorvos, I later learned, is an organophosphate. Experiments in greenhouses and food storage areas show that 90 percent of the applied dichlorvos disappeared in three to six hours. Ministers were advised last July to recall dozens of household insecticides containing the chemical dichlorvos, because of new evidence that it could cause cancer. But it was recently found that some ham manufacturers here were so blinded by greed that they spread dichlorvos, a pesticide, on the ham so that flies would be kept off it. It is known commercially to treat salmon suffering from infestation with sea lice by the use of the insecticide dichlorvos. Origin 1960s: from elements of the systematic name. Definition of dichlorvos in US English: dichlorvos noundīˈklôrvəs Chemistry A pale yellow liquid used as an insecticide and veterinary anthelmintic. 〔化〕敌敌畏 An organophosphorus compound; alternative name: 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate; chemical formula: (CH₃O)₂PO₂CHCCl₂ Example sentencesExamples Experiments in greenhouses and food storage areas show that 90 percent of the applied dichlorvos disappeared in three to six hours. Ministers were advised last July to recall dozens of household insecticides containing the chemical dichlorvos, because of new evidence that it could cause cancer. But it was recently found that some ham manufacturers here were so blinded by greed that they spread dichlorvos, a pesticide, on the ham so that flies would be kept off it. It is known commercially to treat salmon suffering from infestation with sea lice by the use of the insecticide dichlorvos. This product contained the active ingredients rotenone and dichlorvos - and dichlorvos, I later learned, is an organophosphate. Origin 1960s: from elements of the systematic name.
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