Organophosphate meaning

ôrgə-nō-fŏsfāt, ôr-gănə-
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Any of several organic compounds containing phosphate, some of which are used as fertilizers and pesticides.
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Any organic compound containing phosphorus, specif. one used as an insecticide, as malathion.
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Any of several organic compounds containing phosphate, some of which are used as fertilizers and pesticides.
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(chemistry) Any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide.
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Organophosphate Sentence Examples

  • But the alternative, organophosphate dips, had been linked to causing health problems in humans.

  • Using 2-D electrophoresis, followed by autoradiography, brain proteins which react with a tritium-labelled organophosphate, can be rapidly imaged.

  • Every year hundreds of millions of pounds of organophosphate insecticides are sprayed on crops.

  • Pesticides found included organophosphate and carbamate insecticides and fungicides [3] .

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