zineb /ˈzɪnɛb 
/ ▸ noun [mass noun] a white compound used as a fungicidal powder on vegetables and fruit. Alternative name: zinc ethylene bisdithiocarbamate; chemical formula: C4H6N2S4Zn.
– ORIGIN 1940s; from zin(c) + e(thylene) + b(is-) from the systematic name.
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