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ethion

[ eth-ee-on ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.


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Studies have detected known carcinogens such as heptachlor and ethion in the blood of Punjabi citizens and the breast milk of new mothers, as well as in grains, cotton and vegetables harvested from the fields.

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Now dy'd Ethion, once deep skill'd to see The future fates; now by his skill deceiv'd.

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