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chlorpyrifos

chlorpyrifos noun: a crystalline organophosphate insecticide that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.[diethoxy-sulfanylidene-(3,5,6-trichloropyridin-2-yl)oxy-λ5-phosphane].

Noun

chlorpyrifos (uncountable)

  1. A crystalline organophosphate insecticide that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.[diethoxy-sulfanylidene-(3,5,6-trichloropyridin-2-yl)oxy-λ5-phosphane]
    • "Chlorpyrifos is considered to be toxic to fish, crustaceans, and bees."
    • Five of these chemicals – naled, methamidophos, trichlorfon, chlorpyrifos and phorate – showed up in at least 10% of the cord blood samples.2017 June 9, Susan Scutti, “Study links mosquito spray to delayed motor skills in babies”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022

Questions about chlorpyrifos

What does chlorpyrifos mean?
Chlorpyrifos means a crystalline organophosphate insecticide that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.[diethoxy-sulfanylidene-(3,5,6-trichloropyridin-2-yl)oxy-λ5-phosphane].
What part of speech is chlorpyrifos?
Chlorpyrifos is a noun.

Words near chlorpyrifos in the dictionary

  1. chlorpropamide
  2. chlorpropamides
  3. chlorpropham
  4. chlorprophenpyridamine
  5. chlorprothixene
  6. chlorpyrifos
  7. chlorpyriphos
  8. chlorquinaldol
  9. chlorquinox
  10. chlorsulfonic
  11. chlorsulfuron

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