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picoxystrobin [Supplementary Concept]
a fungicide
Date introduced: March 13, 2011
Fungicides, Industrial
Chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of fungi in agricultural applications, on wood, plastics, or other materials, in swimming pools, etc.
Year introduced: 1972
Organic Chemicals
A broad class of substances containing carbon and its derivatives. Many of these chemicals will frequently contain hydrogen with or without oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and other elements. They exist in either carbon chain or carbon ring form.
Year introduced: 1998
Methacrylates
Acrylic acids or acrylates which are substituted in the C-2 position with a methyl group.
Year introduced: 1991(1975)
Carboxylic Acids
Organic compounds containing the carboxy group (-COOH). This group of compounds includes amino acids and fatty acids. Carboxylic acids can be saturated, unsaturated, or aromatic.
Year introduced: 1973(1971)
Acrylates
Derivatives of acrylic acid (the structural formula CH2=CHCO2H), including its salts and esters.
Year introduced: 1966
Acids, Acyclic
Carboxylic acids that have open-chain molecular structures as opposed to ring-shaped structures.
Strobilurins
Benzene or pyrimidine derivatives of methacrylic acid that block the Qo site of CYTOCHROME B. They are widely used as agricultural fungicides.
Year introduced: 2018
Specialty Uses of Chemicals
Uses of chemicals in a research, industrial, or household setting. This does not include PHARMACOLOGIC ACTIONS.
Year introduced: 2004(1999)
Chemical Actions and Uses
A group of pharmacologic activities, effects on living systems and the environment, and modes of employment of drugs and chemicals. They are broken into actions, which describe their effects, and uses, which describe how they are employed.
Year introduced: 1999
Agrochemicals
Chemicals used in agriculture. These include pesticides, fumigants, fertilizers, plant hormones, steroids, antibiotics, mycotoxins, etc.
Year introduced: 1992
Pesticides
Chemicals used to destroy pests of any sort. The concept includes fungicides (FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL); INSECTICIDES; RODENTICIDES; etc.
Toxic Actions
A broad category of chemical actions with harmful or deadly effect on living organisms.
Year introduced: 2004(1998)