Term Name:	metam
Synonyms:	Dithiokohlensaeure-methylamid, methan, methyl-dithiocarbamic acid, Methyl-dithiocarbamidsaeure, methylcarbamodithioic acid, methyldithiocarbamate, methyldithiocarbaminic acid, N-methyldithiocarbamic acid
Definition:	A member of the class of dithiocarbamic acids that is dithiocarbamic acid in which a hydrogen attached to the amino group has been replaced by a methyl group. It is used (most widely as the corresponding sodium salt, metam-sodium) as an agricultural pesticide, mainly as a broad spectrum soil fumigant for the control of weeds, nematodes, soil-borne insects and fungi.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:141319]  ( EBI )