a toxic greyish-white crystalline compound used as an insecticide
dimethoate in American English
(daiˈmeθouˌeit)
noun
Chemistry
a highly toxic crystalline compound, C5H12NO3PS2, used as an insecticide
Word origin
[1955–60; prob. dimeth(yl) + -(thi)oate, components of the chemical name]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backgrounder, cassette, geodesic dome, new wave, rite of passage
Examples of 'dimethoate' in a sentence
dimethoate
The percentages of parasitized and diseased aphids decreased after the use of dimethoate.
Sirpa Kurppa, Marja Suonpää 1990, 'Infestations and distribution of Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) on different varieties ofbarley and oats, effect of nitrogen fertilization and chemical control', Agricultural and Food Sciencehttps://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72379. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
After determination of thresholds, maize was treated with chemical formulations of active substance dimethoate.
Emilija Raspudić, Ankica Sarajlić, Marija Ivezić, Ivana Majić, Mirjana Brmež, AndrejGumze 2013, 'EFFICIENCY OF THE CHEMICAL TREATMENT AGAINST THE EUROPEAN CORN BORER IN SEED MAIZEPRODUCTION', Poljoprivredahttp://161.53.194.251/~poljo/upload/publications/poljoprivreda-19-1-2.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Of the 14 insecticides tested, only the organophosphates dimethoate and chlorpyrifos affected the parasitoid emergence.
Vitor Hugo Beloti, Gustavo Rodrigues Alves, Diogo Feliciano Dias Araújo, Mateus ManaraPicoli, Rafael de Andrade Moral, Clarice Garcia Borges Demétrio, Pedro Takao Yamamoto 2015, 'Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Insecticides Used on Citrus, on the EctoparasitoidTamarixia radiata.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4488444?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The pesticides affecting egg viability were: fenpropathrin (53%), dimethoate (30%) and lime sulfur (22%).
Everaldo Batista Alves, Nádia Fernanda Bertan Casarin, Celso Omoto 2018, 'Lethal and sublethal effects of pesticides used in Brazilian citrus groves on Panonychuscitri (Acari: Tetranychidae)', Arquivos do Instituto Biológicohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-16572018000100209&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Dimethoate, a systemic insecticide, has been used extensively in vegetable production.
Xiangying Liu, Yu Li, Xuguo Zhou, Kun Luo, Lifeng Hu, Kailin Liu, Lianyang Bai 2018, 'Photocatalytic degradation of dimethoate in Bok choy using cerium-doped nano titaniumdioxide.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5957421?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both the normal control and the dimethoate control groups were used to compare the results.
Kwape Tebogo Elvis , Chaturvedi Padmaja , Kamau Macharia , Majinda Runner 2013, 'Anti-Oxidant and Hepatoprotective Activities of Ziziphus mucronata Fruit Extract AgainstDimethoate-Induced Toxicity', Journal of Pharmacopuncturehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2013.16.001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The dimethoate sorption rates were positively related to organic matter content in the sediments.
Lilianne Maia Lima, Eliene Lopes de Souza, Ricardo de Oliveira Figueiredo 2007, 'Retenção do dimetoato e sua relação com pH e teores de argila e matéria orgânica nossedimentos da zona não-saturada de uma microbacia no nordeste paraense Dimethoateretention and its relation to pH, clay and organic mater contents by sediments innon saturated zone of a small catchment of the northeast Pará', Acta Amazonicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672007000200003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Dimethoate spray controlled aphids on the top of the plant but not those on the base and lower leaves.
Sirpa Kurppa, Marja Suonpää 1990, 'Infestations and distribution of Rhopalosiphum padi (L.) on different varieties ofbarley and oats, effect of nitrogen fertilization and chemical control', Agricultural and Food Sciencehttps://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72379. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)