"organophosphate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: organophosphates [plural]
Etymology: From organo- + phosphate. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|organo-|phosphate}} organo- + phosphate Head templates: {{en-noun}} organophosphate (plural organophosphates)
  1. (chemistry) Any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide. Wikipedia link: organophosphate Categories (topical): Chemistry, Phosphorus Derived forms: organophosphatic Translations (ester of phosphoric acid): 有机磷 (yǒujīlín) (Chinese Mandarin), organofosfaatti (Finnish), organofosfato [masculine] (Italian), organofosfato [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-organophosphate-en-noun-OIt3bS0H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with organo- Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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