a compound, C6H12N5O2PS2, used both as an insecticide and an acaricide
menazon in American English
(ˈmenəˌzɑn)
noun
Chemistry
a colorless, crystalline compound, C6H12N5O2PS2, used as a systemic insecticide, esp. for control of aphids
Word origin
[1960–65; me(thyl) + (ami)n(o)- + (tri)az(ine) + (thi)on(ate)]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Pap test, bicycle kick, disco, go-go, zip code