As nouns the difference between acaricide and dioxathion
is that acaricide is any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks) while dioxathion is (organic chemistry) p-dioxane-2,3-diyl ethyl phosphorodithioate, an organophosphate pesticide used as an insecticide on livestock and as an acaricide on citrus fruits, deciduous fruits, and nuts.
acaricide
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Any substance which kills acarids (mites and ticks).
dioxathion
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wikipedia dioxathion)
(organic chemistry) p-dioxane-2,3-diyl ethyl phosphorodithioate, an organophosphate pesticide used as an insecticide on livestock and as an acaricide on citrus fruits, deciduous fruits, and nuts.