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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

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Medical Definition of Chlorpyrifos

1. An organothiophosphate cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as an insecticide and as an acaricide. Pharmacological action: cholinesterase inhibitor, insecticide, organothiophosphate. Chemical name: Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-diethyl O-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyl) ester (12 Dec 1998)

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