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How to pronounce parathion in English?

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Type of insect powder, insecticide

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That failed in 1961-as did methyl parathion in 1963, and fenthion in 1968.
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Pesticides such as DDT, parathion, aldrin and dieldrin are both ally and enemy to man.
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For instance the reaction of para-nitrophenolate would form a compound similar to parathion.
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The birds were exposed to extremely low levels of parathion, levels too low to induce obvious illness.
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Among the group are such well-known members as parathion, which is no longer approved for use in the UK.
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Some rarely used compounds such as parathion were associated with almost a three-fold increase in allergic asthma.
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The culprit is methyl parathion, which has been used to combat pests like the boll weevil, scourge of the cotton fields.
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The organophosphate insecticides such as malathion, parathion, and chlorpyrifos irreversibly inhibit acetylcholinesterase.
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Simultaneous removal of parathion and methyl parathion by genetically engineered Escherichia coli in a biofilter treating polluted air.
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  • A colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
  • Parathion, also called parathion-ethyl or diethyl parathion, is an organophosphate compound. It is a potent insecticide and acaricide. It was originally developed by IG Farben in the 1940s. It is highly toxic to non-target organisms, including humans. ...