temefos

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noun

An organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. [O,O,O′,O′-tetramethyl O,O′-sulfanediylbis(1,4-phenylene) diphosphorothioate].

“Temefos is an organophosphorus insecticide used to control mosquito, midge, and black-fly larvae in lakes, ponds, and wetland habitats.”

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Meanings

nountemefos (uncountable)

alternative temephos

  1. uncountablemedicineAn organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. [O,O,O′,O′-tetramethyl O,O′-sulfanediylbis(1,4-phenylene) diphosphorothioate].

    Temefos is an organophosphorus insecticide used to control mosquito, midge, and black-fly larvae in lakes, ponds, and wetland habitats.

Origin

Probably from th(io)e(ther) + me(tho)- + -fos (“phosphorous derivative”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “temefos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temefos.

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