carbaryl

noun

car·​ba·​ryl ˈkär-bə-ˌril 

: a carbamate insecticide C₁₂H₁₁NO₂ effective especially against numerous crop, forage, and forest pests

Examples of carbaryl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Look for an insecticide spray containing carbaryl or bifenthrin. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025

Insecticides like carbaryl and aldicarb that the Bhopal plant manufactured were a major part of this modernization effort. — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024

Gardeners can also use products containing carbaryl to control larger worms. — Katie Nichols Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 15 June 2023

If spraying is delayed and grasshoppers grow larger and more resilient, federal officials could resort to two more toxic pesticides — carbaryl and malathion, according to government documents. — Matthew Brown, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2021

Word History

Etymology

carbamate + aryl

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carbaryl

• glyceryl
• imperil
• beryl
• feral
• karel
• peril
• seral
• sterile
• sterol
• foraminiferal
• tocopherol

Medical Definition

carbaryl

noun

car·​ba·​ryl ˈkär-bə-ˌril 

: a carbamate insecticide effective against numerous crop, forage, and forest pests see sevin