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maldison en · NOUN

Etymology

From mal(athion) + -dis- + -on.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, New-Zealand, uncountable) The pesticide malathion.
    • Our tests have shown that the maldison/grain bait may be mixed well in advance, if it is then stored in drums or[…]. 1977, Victorian Department of Agriculture, The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Victoria, volumes 75-76, page 23:
    • 1985, R. H, Blank, D.S. Bell, M. H. Olson, Insecticide baits for control of the black field cricket (Teleogryllus commodus), New Zealand Journal of Experimental Agriculture, Volume 13, page 267, The sawdust maldison mixture appeared to be more effective in paddocks with short pasture than in long rank pasture.