Meanings
plural endosulfans · alternative UK endosulphan
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
- Proto-Hellenic*éndon
- Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
- Englishendo-
- Englishsulfon(ic acid)
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishamide
- Englishsulfonamide
- Englishsulfa-
- Englishendosulfan
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 硫丹
- 硫丹 (liúdān)toxic insecticide
Cite this entry
endosulfan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endosulfan
“endosulfan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endosulfan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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