ZINEB

Etymology

From “zinc ethylene bisdithiocarbamate”, its chemical name.

Noun

zineb (countable and uncountable, plural zinebs)

An organic fungicide and insecticide sprayed on cereal grasses, fruit trees, etc.

Anagrams

• bizen

Source: Wiktionary



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