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Definition of Chlorpyrifos
1. Noun. A common organophosphate insecticide.
Definition of Chlorpyrifos
1. Noun. A crystalline organophosphate insecticide that inhibits acetylcholinesterase. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Chlorpyrifos
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Chlorpyrifos
Literary usage of Chlorpyrifos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Children's Environmental Health Research: Indoor Mold and Children's Health edited by Allen Dearry, Gwen Collman (2000)
"(41) found that administration of chlorpyrifos to neonatal rats at 1 day of
age (approximately equivalent to human fetal exposure at 7 months of gestation) ..."
2. Tainted Harvest: Child Labor and Obstacles to Organizing on Ecuador's Banana by Carol Pier (2002)
"[Online]. 72 Center for Children's Health and the Environment. (2000). The Pesticide
chlorpyrifos: A Threat to Children. [Online]. ..."