Definition of "diazinon" []

• An amber liquid, C12H21N2O3PS, used as an insecticide. (noun)

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• "Over the years, the EPA has banned some insecticides considered too risky from use in the home market, such as diazinon and chlorpyrifos."
• "• In 2007, EPA canceled diazinon uses on about 20 different crops -- primarily vegetables -- including broccoli, sweet corn, melons, tomatoes and spinach."
• "Here in the Bay Area where I live, according to the EPA, all of our creeks are contaminated with significant levels of pesticides, especially diazinon,..."