endosulfan

E1N1D2O1S1U1L1F4A1N1
UK/ˌɛn.dəʊˈsʌl.fən/

noun

A toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites.

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Meanings

nounendosulfan (countable and uncountable, plural endosulfans)

plural endosulfans · alternative UK endosulphan

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites.
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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

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Englishsulfon(ic acid)
  6. Egyptianjmn
  7. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  8. LatinAmmōn
  9. Latinammoniacus
  10. Englishammonia
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  12. Englishamide
  13. Englishsulfonamide
  14. Englishsulfa-
  15. Englishendosulfan

From endo- + sulfa- + -an.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 硫丹
  • 硫丹 (liúdān)toxic insecticide
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endosulfan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endosulfan

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“endosulfan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endosulfan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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