abamectin

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noun

A widely used insecticide, acaricide and anthelminthic.

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Meanings

nounabamectin (countable and uncountable, plural abamectins)

plural abamectins

  1. countableuncountableA widely used insecticide, acaricide and anthelminthic.
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    Diagnostic doses of six acaricides (fenothiocarb, endosulfan, chlorfenapyr, tebufenpyrad, cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen) resulted in a 68.0~71.8% mortality rate (on average) in the test mite populations, whereas the remaining six acaricides (monocrotophos, omethoate, bifenthrin, abamectin, etoxazole and bifenazate) caused slightly reduced mortality rates (on average 36.5~59.3%).

    2015 November 7, “Phenotypic- and Genotypic-Resistance Detection for Adaptive Resistance Management in Tetranychus urticae Koch”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Translations

Finnish abamektiini
  • abamektiiniinsecticide
Polish abamektyna
  • abamektynainsecticide
Portuguese abamectina
  • abamectinainsecticide

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APA

abamectin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abamectin

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Chicago

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