Neonicotinoid

noun

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

    "Neonicotinoids may be contributing towards the disappearance of butterflies from the countryside, according to the first scientific study to examine the effect of the controversial agricultural pesticides on British butterflies."

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neonic

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"Neonicotinoids may be contributing towards the disappearance of butterflies from the countryside, according to the first scientific study to examine the effect of the controversial agricultural pesticides on British butterflies."

Etymology

From neo- + nicotinoid.

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central nervous system

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