diazinon
noun
di·az·i·non
dī-ˈa-zi-ˌnän 
: a cholinesterase-inhibiting organophosphate insecticide C12H21N2O3PS
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By 1966, some of the critters had also evolved resistance to then-popular pesticides such as malathion, diazinon and fenthion.
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Rob Dunn, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2018
Those pesticides included atrazine (26%), chlorpyrifos (59%), cypermethrin (49%), diazinon (60%), and permethrin (46%).
—Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA TODAY, 26 June 2019
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Rob Dunn, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2018
Those pesticides included atrazine (26%), chlorpyrifos (59%), cypermethrin (49%), diazinon (60%), and permethrin (46%).
—Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA TODAY, 26 June 2019
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Diazinon
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Di·az·i·non
dī-ˈaz-ə-ˌnän
—used for an organophosphate insecticide C12H21N2O3PS that is a cholinesterase inhibitor dangerous to humans if ingested
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