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coumaphos

coumaphos noun: a nonvolatile, fat-soluble organophosphate with ectoparasiticidal properties.

Noun

coumaphos (uncountable)

  1. A nonvolatile, fat-soluble organophosphate with ectoparasiticidal properties.

Origin of coumaphos

From coumarin and phosphate, portions of the full chemical name.

Questions about coumaphos

What does coumaphos mean?
Coumaphos means a nonvolatile, fat-soluble organophosphate with ectoparasiticidal properties.
What part of speech is coumaphos?
Coumaphos is a noun.

Words near coumaphos in the dictionary

  1. coulé
  2. coulée
  3. coulées
  4. coulés
  5. coumadin
  6. coumaphos
  7. coumaranone
  8. coumaranones
  9. coumarate
  10. coumarates
  11. coumaric

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