Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A nonpersistent chemical, C4H7 Br2Cl2O4P, used for mosquito control and as an insecticide against crop pests.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As would happen most places, a plane sprayed a pesticide called "naled" over the region.
Mosquito control official wages war against bloodsuckers 2011
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As would happen most places, a plane sprayed a pesticide called "naled" over the region.
Mosquito control official wages war against bloodsuckers 2011
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Even so, according to the EPA, naled is highly toxic to insects, including beneficial ones, such as honeybees.
Mosquito control official wages war against bloodsuckers 2011
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Even so, according to the EPA, naled is highly toxic to insects, including beneficial ones, such as honeybees.
Mosquito control official wages war against bloodsuckers 2011
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An adishun: Anything naled down iz scrakchin post.
Cat law #13: - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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He sig-naled to his bodyguards to join the two guards at the door, and followed Kyrtian within.
Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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Redden Alt Mer had felt it coming all night as it was sig - naled by sudden drops of temperature and changes in the wind.
Ilse Witch Brooks, Terry 2000
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A moment after the communications officer sig - naled the planet, March's image appeared on the main viewscreen.
The Better Man Weinstein, Howard 1994
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He heard the sound of Istarian trumpets, the sig-naled retreat.
The Dark Queen Williams, Michael, 1952 Dec. 17- 1994
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He sig - naled Erythrina, and the two of them presented them - selves at the log-in point and provided just the codes that Virginia had given him.
True Names Vinge, Vernor 1984
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