carbofuran

noun

car·​bo·​fur·​an ˌkär-bō-ˈfyu̇r-ˌan 

: a highly toxic broad-spectrum carbamate pesticide C₁₂H₁₅NO₃ used on crops

Examples of carbofuran in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2018, wildlife officials found that 13 bald eagles were poisoned by a chemical called carbofuran, which is a pesticide that’s now off the market. — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2021

Growers mix carbofuran into the water feeding the plants, and also spray it directly on the ground and foliage that border them. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019

The pesticide, carbofuran, is toxic to wildlife and humans and can cause permanent reproductive damage. — Piper McDaniel, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2019

But despite the ban, carbofuran continues to plague California. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, 23 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

carbo- + furan

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carbofuran

• assemblyman
• catamaran
• chipewyan
• illinoian
• newspaperman
• nurseryman
• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• cyan