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carbaryl

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car·ba·ryl  (kärb-rl)
n.
A carbamate, C12H11NO2, used as a general-purpose insecticide.


carbaryl [ˈkɑːbərɪl]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) an organic compound of the carbamate group: used as an insecticide, esp to treat head lice


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Among the chemicals used are chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate insecticide whose residential uses are banned by the EPA due to developmental hazards; carbaryl, a carbamate insecticide; and chlorothalonil, an organochlorine fungicide.
He and his colleagues raised gray tree frog tadpoles Hyla versicolor in water laced with a low concentration of the pesticide carbaryl, which is commercially sold as Sevin.
Herbicides and pesticides include 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, sodium arsenite, warfarin, and carbaryl.
 
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