has role has functional parent independent continuant m-toluic acid benzamides antiparasitic agent xenobiotic N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide CHEBI:7071 A monocarboxylic acid amide resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of <em>m</em>-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. insect repellent environmental contaminant