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trichlorfon

trichlorfon noun: metrifonate.

Noun

trichlorfon (uncountable)

  1. metrifonate
    • 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

Origin of trichlorfon

From trichlor(ovinyl) + fon(ate) or tri- + chlor- + fon(ate).

Questions about trichlorfon

What does trichlorfon mean?
Trichlorfon means metrifonate.
What part of speech is trichlorfon?
Trichlorfon is a noun.

Words near trichlorfon in the dictionary

  1. trichloracetic
  2. trichloramine
  3. trichloramines
  4. trichlorethylene
  5. trichlorethylenes
  6. trichlorfon
  7. trichlorhydrin
  8. trichlorid
  9. trichloride
  10. trichlorides
  11. trichlorids

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