Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A salt or an ester of carbamic acid, especially one used as an insecticide.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A salt of carbamic acid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry Any
salt orester ofcarbamic acid .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Police in Jilin found traces of the toxic pesticide carbamate after testing partially consumed bottles of the drink recovered from a local hospital where victims sought treatment, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.
Chinese Police Investigate Minute Maid Poisoning Laurie Burkitt 2011
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The state-run Xinhua news agency said police in the northeastern province of Jilin found traces of the toxic pesticide carbamate in partially consumed bottles of the drink recovered from a local hospital where the victims sought treatment.
Coke Says China Juice Drinks Aren't Toxic Laurie Burkitt 2011
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To contain the existing problem military personnel thoroughly sprayed the decaying animals with the insecticides methyl carbamate and "Baygon" (a propxur produced by Bayer, the aspirin makers); "Sevin" (a carbaryl produced by Aventis, a French company and smallpox vaccine maker that donated close to $2 million to the Bush camp in 2000); and "Lannate" (a methomyl produced by the chemical making machine DuPont).
R. B. Stuart: Honoring Our Nations Veterans as Cancer Stricken Soldiers Go Ignored R. B. Stuart 2010
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To contain the existing problem military personnel thoroughly sprayed the decaying animals with the insecticides methyl carbamate and "Baygon" (a propxur produced by Bayer, the aspirin makers); "Sevin" (a carbaryl produced by Aventis, a French company and smallpox vaccine maker that donated close to $2 million to the Bush camp in 2000); and "Lannate" (a methomyl produced by the chemical making machine DuPont).
R. B. Stuart: Honoring Our Nations Veterans as Cancer Stricken Soldiers Go Ignored R. B. Stuart 2010
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Researchers study effects of unidentified products that are highly-contaminated with residues of carbamate, organophosphate and chlorine pesticides, dioxin in the smoke from the chlorine pesticides and bleached paper, cancer-causing polonium 210 radiation from certain phosphate fertilizers, any of about 1400 untested and often toxic non-tobacco additives, added burn accelerants, kid-attracting sweets and flavorings etc, carcinogenic filter components, and addiction-enhancing additives.
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The Union Carbide Company used methyl isocyanate in manufacturing Carbaryl (carbamate) pesticides.
Use Your Knowledge of Environmental Studies to Influence Society 2008
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The ensuing investigation determined that the catastrophe was caused by a leak of methyl isocyanate, an ingredient used to manufacture carbamate pesticides at the nearby Union Carbide factory.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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The ensuing investigation determined that the catastrophe was caused by a leak of methyl isocyanate, an ingredient used to manufacture carbamate pesticides at the nearby Union Carbide factory.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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Many commonly used chemicals, especially organophosphate and carbamate pesticides, poison mammals by this mechanism.
Neurotoxicity 2008
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MIC is used as a chemical intermediate in the production of carbamate insecticides and herbicides.
Bhopal, India 2008
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