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PARATHION
parathion
(noun) a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
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Etymology
Noun
parathion (countable and uncountable, plural parathions)
O,O-Diethyl-O-4-nitrophenylthiophosphate, a powerful, dangerously toxic insecticide.
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