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malapropos
malar
malar bone
Mälaren
malaria
malariology
malarkey
malate
malathion
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Malawi, Lake
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malathion
mal·a·thi·on [ màllə th òn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
insecticide: a colorless solid organophosphorus insecticide. C10H1906PS2
[Mid-20th century. <malate + thio-]
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