thiabendazole

noun

thia·​ben·​da·​zole ˌthī-ə-ˈben-də-ˌzōl 

: a drug C₁₀H₇N₃S used in the control of parasitic nematode worms and fungus infections and as an agricultural fungicide

Examples of thiabendazole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lab results showed four pesticide active ingredients — myclobutanil, kuron, cyfluthrin and thiabendazole — in high concentrations on Calm N Collective’s plants, the document says. — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Mar. 2021

In a new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers applied high concentrations of two common pesticides—a fungicide called thiabendazole and an insecticide called phosmet—to organic Gala apples. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 25 Oct. 2017

Word History

Etymology

thiazole + benz- + imide + azole

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for thiabendazole

• carbazole
• gladioli
• guacamole
• nucleoli
• ravioli
• acholi
• emboli
• sertoli
• unholy
• benzimidazole
• dipyridamole
• itraconazole

Medical Definition

thiabendazole

noun

thia·​ben·​da·​zole ˌthī-ə-ˈben-də-ˌzōl 

: a drug C₁₀H₇N₃S used in the control of parasitic nematodes and in the treatment of fungus infections and as an agricultural fungicide