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Medical Definition of Organophosphates
1. A series of phosphorus-containing organic compounds usually also containing a halide ion which reacts with cholinesterase. Organophosphates phosphorylate cholinesterase and thus irreversibly inhibit it. Used as insecticides; have also been used as war gases. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Organophosphates
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