Dimethoate is a widely used organophosphate insecticide used to kill insects on contact. It was patented and introduced in the 1950s by American Cyanamid. Like other organophosphates, dimethoate is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor which disables cholinesterase, an enzyme essential for central nervous system function. ...
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any systemic insecticide that acts by inhibiting cholinesterases, enzymes involved in transmitting nerve impulses. Chemically, it is an ...
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<chemical> An organothiophosphorus cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as a systemic and contact insecticide. ... Pharmacological action: cholinesterase inhibitor, insecticide, organothiophosphate. ... Chemical name: Phosphorodithioic acid, O,O-dimethyl S-(2-(methylamino)-2-oxoethyl) ester ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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a highly toxic crystalline compound, CHNOPS, used as an insecticide.
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