9 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
originEtymology 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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