neonicotinoid

noun

neo·nic·o·ti·noid ˌnē-(ˌ)ō-ˈni-kə-tə-ˌnȯid How to pronounce neonicotinoid (audio)

plural neonicotinoids

: any of a class of systemic water-soluble insecticides (such as imidacloprid) chemically related to nicotine that are used especially in agriculture to control destructive pests (such as aphids and mites) and that selectively bind to the postsynaptic nicotinic receptors of insects to produce paralysis and death

The class of chemicals, called neonicotinoids, is used in agricultural fields worldwide to reduce crop-eating pests.

Beth Mole

Neonicotinoids … are applied as seed or soil treatments, and also directly to the foliage of vegetable, orchard, field, turf and ornamental crops.

Kathy Keatley Garvey

Several reports have blamed neonicotinoids, a relatively new class of pesticide, for aiding in the nearly decade-long die-off of honeybees.

Douglas Quenqua

called also neonic

Word History

Etymology

neo- + nicotinoid "neurotoxic compound related to nicotine," from nicotine + -oid entry 1

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

单词	neonicotinoid
释义	neonicotinoid noun neo·nic·o·ti·noid ˌnē-(ˌ)ō-ˈni-kə-tə-ˌnȯid plural neonicotinoids : any of a class of systemic water-soluble insecticides (such as imidacloprid) chemically related to nicotine that are used especially in agriculture to control destructive pests (such as aphids and mites) and that selectively bind to the postsynaptic nicotinic receptors of insects to produce paralysis and death The class of chemicals, called neonicotinoids, is used in agricultural fields worldwide to reduce crop-eating pests. Beth Mole Neonicotinoids … are applied as seed or soil treatments, and also directly to the foliage of vegetable, orchard, field, turf and ornamental crops. Kathy Keatley Garvey Several reports have blamed neonicotinoids, a relatively new class of pesticide, for aiding in the nearly decade-long die-off of honeybees. Douglas Quenqua called also neonic Word History Etymology neo- + nicotinoid "neurotoxic compound related to nicotine," from nicotine + -oid entry 1 First Known Use 1993, in the meaning defined above
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