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organophosphate Definition

organo·phos·phate (ôr′gə nō fäs′fāt′; ôr gan′ō-)

noun

any organic compound containing phosphorus, specif. one used as an insecticide, as malathion

Etymology: organo- + phosphate

organophosphate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • insecticide: Every year hundreds of millions of pounds of organophosphate insecticides are sprayed on crops.
  • pesticide: Mr Tyler explained the role of the All Party Group of MPs and the concerns it had about the use of organophosphate pesticides.
  • poisoning: Consequences of different patterns of exposure What evidence is there that it is possible to develop long-term effects from recognized acute organophosphate poisoning?
  • dip: But the alternative, organophosphate dips, had been linked to causing health problems in humans.
  • compound: The abuse of organophosphate compounds is still reported and there were three incidents during 2005.
  • residue: Symptomatic patients, including children, were found to excrete significantly higher levels of organophosphate residues in their urine.