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Definition of Organophosphate
1. Noun. An insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system.
Definition of Organophosphate
1. Noun. (chemistry) any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Organophosphate
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Organophosphate
Literary usage of Organophosphate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"I study the toxic mechanisms of organophosphate pesticides and my research ...
I am, however, well versed in the area of organophosphate toxicology and the ..."
2. Children's Environmental Health Research: Indoor Mold and Children's Health edited by Allen Dearry, Gwen Collman (2000)
"There is substantial toxicologie evidence that repeated low-level exposure to
organophosphate (OP) pesticides may affect neurodevelopment and growth in ..."
3. Recognition & Management of Pesticide Poisoning by Donald P. Morgan (1989)
"Repeated absorption of organophosphate at significant dosage, ... Some recently
reported cases of organophosphate poisoning, mostly from suicidal ingestion ..."
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