Meanings
nounnereistoxin (countable and uncountable, plural nereistoxins)
plural nereistoxins
- countableuncountableAny toxin based on the parent compound 4-N,N-dimethylamino-1,2-dithiolane, usually used as an insecticide
To date, control of this insect still relies mainly on chemical pesticides, which has led to the development of resistance to organophosphate and nereistoxin insecticides due to excessive use in the field [ 7, 13 ].
2015 July 15, Gang Xu et al., “De novo assembly and characterization of central nervous system transcriptome reveals neurotransmitter signaling systems in the rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI
Origin
From translingual Nereis + toxin.
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