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methylfluorophosphonylcholine

methylfluorophosphonylcholine noun: a highly toxic organophosphorus compound that combines a choline-like structure with a fluorophosphonate group and acts as an irreversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase, causing dangerous overstimulation of the nervous system.

methylfluorophosphonylcholine: a highly toxic organophosphorus compound that combines a choline-like structure with a...
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Noun

methylfluorophosphonylcholine (uncountable, abbreviation MFPCh)

  1. A highly toxic organophosphorus compound that combines a choline-like structure with a fluorophosphonate group and acts as an irreversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase, causing dangerous overstimulation of the nervous system.

Forms of methylfluorophosphonylcholine

abbreviationMFPCh

Origin of methylfluorophosphonylcholine

From methyl- + fluoro- + phosphonyl + choline.

Questions about methylfluorophosphonylcholine

What does methylfluorophosphonylcholine mean?
Methylfluorophosphonylcholine means a highly toxic organophosphorus compound that combines a choline-like structure with a fluorophosphonate group and acts as an irreversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase, causing dangerous overstimulation of the nervous system.
What part of speech is methylfluorophosphonylcholine?
Methylfluorophosphonylcholine is a noun.

Words near methylfluorophosphonylcholine in the dictionary

  1. methylestradiol
  2. methylestrenolone
  3. methylethylketone
  4. methyleugenol
  5. methylfluorenyl
  6. methylfluorophosphonylcholine
  7. methylglucamine
  8. methylglucamines
  9. methylglucose
  10. methylglutaconic
  11. methylglutaconic acid

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