Definition
A chemical compound used as an insect sterilant, particularly to control pest populations by preventing reproduction.
Etymology
From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'phos' (light) + '-ate' (chemical suffix), though the etymology is partially scientific nomenclature created in the 20th century for laboratory use.
Kelly Says
Apholate was one of humanity's first attempts to use chemistry instead of poison to control insects—it made bugs sterile so they couldn't have offspring, which is why scientists called it a 'birth control' for mosquitoes and other pests.
Translations
CACatalà
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
CSČeština
apholate
ah-foh-LAH-teh
DADansk
apholate
ah-foh-LAH-teh
DEDeutsch
Aphonie
ah-foh-nee
ELΕλληνικά
αποφολάτη
ah-poh-foh-LAH-tee
ESEspañol
apofolato
ah-poh-foh-LAH-toh
FAفارسی
آفولیت
a-foh-leet
FISuomi
apholate
ah-foh-LAH-teh
FRFrançais
apholat
ah-poh-lah
HAHA
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
HIहिन्दी
अभोलात
ab-hoh-LAH-t
HUMagyar
apholate
ah-foh-LAH-teh
IDBahasa Indonesia
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
IGIG
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
ITItaliano
apholate
ah-foh-LAH-teh
KKKK
афолаты
ah-foh-laht-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
MYမြန်မာ
အပိုလိတ်
a-poh-leht
NLNederlands
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
NONorsk
apholate
ah-foh-LAH-teh
PLPolski
apholate
ah-foh-LAH-teh
PTPortuguês
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
RORomână
apholate
ah-foh-LAH-teh
RUРусский
афолатный
ah-foh-LAT-nyy
SVSvenska
apholate
ah-foh-LAH-teh
SWKiswahili
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
TAதமிழ்
அபொலேட்
a-poh-leht
TEతెలుగు
అపోలేట్
a-poh-leht
THไทย
อพโหลเลต
a-phoh-loh-let
TLTL
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
TRTürkçe
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
UKУкраїнська
афолатный
ah-foh-LAT-nyy
VITiếng Việt
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
YOYO
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh
ZUZU
apholate
ah-poh-LAH-teh