Ontologies
ECTO
Environmental Conditions, Treatments and Exposures Ontology (ECTO)
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Last submission date April 10, 2024
ID http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_7071
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_7071
https://agroportal.lirmm.fr/ontologies/ECTO/CHEBI_7071
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N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide

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diethyl toluamide
deet
Metadelphene
DEET
3-methyl-N,N-diethylbenzamide
dietiltoluamida
diethyltoluamide
m-Delphene
Detamide
diethyltoluamidum
Muscol
Repel
Autan
Flypel
N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide
Definitions
A monocarboxylic acid amide resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of m-toluic acid with the nitrogen of diethylamine. First developed by the U.S. Army in 1946 for use by military personnel in insect-infested areas, it is the most widely used insect repellent worldwide.
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