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PARATHION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does parathion mean?
• PARATHION (noun)
The noun PARATHION has 1 sense:
1. a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
Familiarity information: PARATHION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("parathion" is a kind of...):
insect powder; insecticide (a chemical used to kill insects)
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