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Acronyms that contain the term fly spray
What does fly spray mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: fly spray.
Term | Definition | Rating |
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SPR | Spray | |
ITSCE | International Thermal Spray Conference & Exposition | |
SD | Spray Dried | |
FDS | Feminine Deodorant Spray | |
FDS | Feminine Deodorant Spray | |
SAT | Spray Acid Tool | |
VPSF | Vacuum Plasma Spray Forming | |
VPSF | Vacuum Plasma Spray Forming | |
SB | Spray Base | |
ASF | American Spray Fibers | |
WDS | Water Dispersant Spray | |
CRIPS | Class Rebels Immortalizing Paint Spray | |
ASFI | American Spray Fibers, Inc. | |
OC | Oleoresin Capsicum (pepper spray for self-defense) | |
TST | Thermoplastic Spray Technology | |
SSTC | Spray Systems Technology Center | |
WSYP | We Spray You Pay | |
USFD | Ultrasonic Spray Freeze Drying | |
EDTS | Eau de Toilette Spray | |
NONS | Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray | |
LSW | Lights Spray and Wipe | |
SWPX | Spray Wrap Pro X | |
WSCS | Water Spray Cooling System | |
FFNS | Fluticasone Furoate Nasal Spray | |
PRSH | Pre Rinse Spray Head |
What does fly spray mean?
- Fly spray
- Fly spray is a chemical insecticide that comes in an aerosol can that is sprayed into the air to kill flies. Fly sprays will kill various flying insects such as house flies and wasps. Fly sprays often contain the powerful insect toxin dichlorvos which is often targeted by environmental groups as a carcinogenic compound. Fly sprays kill insects by interrupting the nerve signals from the motor neurons in the insect. This in turn causes them to go into a permanent contraction which makes flying and respiration impossible, and the insects then die of asphyxiation. Fly spray contains chemicals that bind to and permanently block the action of an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase. Acetyl choline is the nerve transmitter substance released by motor neurones to stimulate muscle contraction. The muscles relax when the ACh is removed from the neuromuscular junction by the action of acetylcholinesterase. By inhibiting the cholinesterase the fly can no longer break down ACh in the NMJ and so its muscles lock up in a state of tetany making flying and respiration impossible.
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