Organic Chemical
carbofuran
Subclass of:
Phenylcarbamates
Definitions related to carbofuran:
  • A cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as a systemic insecticide, an acaricide, and nematocide. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A synthetic carbamate pesticide that is an odorless, white crystalline solid, and exposure occurs by inhalation, ingestion, and contact, and it is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, and endocrine disruptor, and a probable reproduction/development intoxicant.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The carbamate agent carbofuran.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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