Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parathion

/pæɹəˈθaɪɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: parathion
IPA: /pæɹəˈθaɪɒn/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organophosphorus insecticide acaricide, [O,O-diethyl-O-4-nitro-phenylthiophosphate], a powerful, dangerously toxic insecticide.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English -thion English parathion From para- (“p-”) + -thion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

parathions (plural)

Phrases

methyl parathion parathion methyl

Questions

How do you pronounce parathion?: The recorded pronunciation is /pæɹəˈθaɪɒn/.
What does parathion mean?: An organophosphorus insecticide acaricide, [O,O-diethyl-O-4-nitro-phenylthiophosphate], a powerful, dangerously toxic insecticide.
Where does parathion come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English -thion English parathion From para- (“p-”) + -thion.

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