neonicotinoid

English

Etymology

neo- +‎ nicotinoid

Noun

neonicotinoid (plural neonicotinoids)

1. Any of a certain class of insecticides that act on the central nervous system in a similar way to nicotine.

Hyponyms

• acetamiprid
• clothianidin
• dinotefuran

• imidacloprid
• nitenpyram

• thiacloprid
• thiamethoxam

Translations

class of insecticides

• French: néonicotinoïde (fr)
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• German: Neonikotinoid n