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Malathion

Meaning of "Malathion" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MALATHION

From (diethyl) mal(eate) + thio- + -on.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MALATHION

ˌmæləˈθaɪɒn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALATHION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Malathion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MALATHION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Malathion

Malathion is an organophosphate parasympathomimetic which binds irreversibly to cholinesterase. Malathion is an insecticide of relatively low human toxicity. In the former USSR, it was known as carbophos, in New Zealand and Australia as maldison and in South Africa as mercaptothion.

Definition of Malathion in the English dictionary

The definition of Malathion in the dictionary is ® a yellow organophosphorus insecticide used as a dust or mist for the control of house flies and garden pests. Formula: C10H19O6PS2.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALATHION

eccaleobion · ectropion · ethion · heterokaryon · kaon · karyon · Lycaon · multipion · omophorion · pantaleon · parathion · pion · psion · rayon · semeion · spray-on · toyon · tricerion · troparion · try-on

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALATHION

Malatesta · Malatya · Malawi · Malawian · malax · malaxage · malaxation · malaxator · Malay · Malay Archipelago · Malay Peninsula · Malay States · Malaya · Malayalaam · Malayalam · Malayalee · Malayali · Malayan · Malayan monitor · Malayo-Polynesian

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALATHION

after a fashion · air cushion · apocynthion · cushion · doggy fashion · falchion · fashion · fenthion · floor cushion · fushion · gnathion · high fashion · high-fashion · of fashion · pericynthion · pincushion · refashion · scatter cushion · shipshape and Bristol fashion · stanchion

Synonyms and antonyms of Malathion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Malathion» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF MALATHION

Find out the translation of Malathion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Malathion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Malathion» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

马拉硫磷
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Malathion
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Malathion
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

मेलाथियान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الملاثيون
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Малатион
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Malathion
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ম্যালাথিয়ন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

malathion
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Malathion
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Malathion
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

マラチオン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

말라 티온
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Malathion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

malathion
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மாலத்தியான்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मॅलेथिऑन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Malatyon
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Malathion
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

malation
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

малатіон
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

malation
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Malathion
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Malathion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Malation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Malathion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Malathion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALATHION»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Malathion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALATHION»

Discover the use of Malathion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Malathion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology: Principles and Agents
36.3.1.2 Malathion There have been several studies on the effects of malathion on the immune response. Repeated exposure to malathion results in allergic responses in man, guinea pigs, rabbits, rats, and mice (Centeno et al, 1970; ...
Robert Krieger, 2001
2
Microbial-malathion interaction in artificial salt-marsh ...
SECTION IV RESULTS PHYSICO-CHEMICAL DEGRADATION As shown in Figure 4, the hydrolytic degradation of malathion increases with increasing salinities. The data are presented as ranges and averages of residual malathion detected ...
Al Willis Bourquin, 1975
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Effects of mirex, methoxychlor, and malathion on development ...
sistent insecticide, repeated applications of malathion maybe necessary for control of pests, and cumulative reduction of AChE may occur (Coppage and Matthews, 1974). Furthermore, there is documented evidence from the literature that ...
Cazlyn Greer Bookhout, John D. Costlow, United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development, 1976
4
Assessment of Malathion Environmental Kinetics Using ...
115 Figure 6.3 Degradation of malathion in soils during earthworm exposures over time... 116 Figure 6.4 The absorption of malathion in ... 118 Figure 7.1 Malathion tissue distribution in tiger salamanders after one or two days of soil exposure.
Heather Henson-Ramsey, 2007
5
Groundwater Chemicals Desk Reference, Fourth Edition
Malathion degraded fastest in nonsterile soils and decomposed faster in soils that were sterilized by gamma radiation than in soils that were sterilized by autoclaving. After 1 d of incubation, the percents of malathion degradation that occurred ...
John H. Montgomery, 2007
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Immunotoxicology And Immunopharmacology
Malathion Most studies of the effects of organophosphate compounds on the immune system have been conducted in laboratory animals. Those studies conducted in humans are for the most part epidemiologic in nature and lack adequate ...
H Dean Jack, 1994
7
Chronic toxicity of methoxhchlor, malathion, and carbofuran ...
malathion, however, studies by Mount and Stephan (1967) with fathead minnows and Eaton (1970) with bluegill show that the application factors derived for all three fishes were similar (TABLE 26) . TABLE 26. COMPARISON OF ACUTE AND ...
Patrick R. Parrish, EG&G, inc. Bionomics Marine Research Laboratory, Environmental Research Laboratory (Gulf Breeze, Fla.), 1977
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Toxics A to Z: A Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards
Malathion Trade Name Cythion Introduction Malathion, introduced in 1950, is an insecticide and acaricide, commonly used against mosquitoes, flies, household insects, human head and body lice, animal ticks and fleas, and sucking and ...
John Harte, Cheryl Holdren, Richard Schneider, 1991
9
Drinking Water and Health,
ORGANIC SOLUTES 621 malathion in solution is a function of pH (Spiller, 1961). Its half-life at a pH of 9 is 12, whereas it was hydrolyzed instantaneously at a pH of 12. No hydrolysis took place in 12 days in solutions at a pH of 5-7. Conrad et ...
Safe Drinking Water Committee, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 1977
10
LIFE
Malathion kills both. Leaf miners, caterpillars, too. Protect all vegetables with regular malathion sprays. Many brands also come in handy dust gun. THRIPS Tiny. They hide between, whiten and deform petals. Several species damage roses, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALATHION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Malathion is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gardener addresses questions about fertilizer and squash bugs
Ingredients such as permethrin and malathion will work. To keep the population down, keep checking on the bottom of the leaves and at the ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
2
Help for gardeners: What's eating my hibiscus bushes and asters?
More toxic alternatives, malathion, permethrin and acephate kill many beneficial insects as well and should be avoided if at all possible. «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
3
IN THE GARDEN
Can this be treated with Malathion? AI am betting your holly has scale insects on the undersurface of the leaves. These sucking insects can ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
4
Dealing with buffalo gnats
Sprays of malathion, permethrin or bifenthrin will help with controlling them. Repellents of DEET, citronella, vanilla and some of the other ... «Brazil Times, Jul 15»
5
Don Davis: 10 facts about Japanese beetles
Listed for 2015 are acetamiprid, bifenthrin, malathion, esvenvalerate, imidacloprid, permethrin and others that may be difficult to locate in stores ... «Lynchburg News and Advance, Jul 15»
6
Dengue cases rise to 117 in Chittoor district
Malathion fogging machines would be engaged in all vulnerable clusters, apart from sensitising the people against approaching private clinics ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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117 dengue cases in Chittoor create panic
District Malaria Officer (DMO) P. Dosa Reddy said that Malathion fogging machines would be deployed in all vulnerable clusters in the district, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Michigan hop scouting report for July 10, 2015
Malathion is effective, but can take up to three days to take effect and provides 10-14 days of residual control. Pyrethroids (bifenthrin or ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jul 15»
9
Gardening: Hibiscus adds color in beautiful ways
Never use liquid Malathion on hibiscus because it can be poisonous to the plant. Before spraying, water the plant so it's not under stress and ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
10
Ask a Specialist: Controlling grasshoppers in the yard and garden
There are numerous insecticide sprays that work against grasshoppers, including malathion, carbaryl, permethrin and bifenthrin. An insect ... «Cache Valley Daily, Jul 15»
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