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triclofos

triclofos noun: a sedative prodrug used rarely for treating insomnia.

Noun

triclofos (uncountable)

  1. A sedative prodrug used rarely for treating insomnia.

Origin of triclofos

From trichlo(ro) + -fos (“phosphorous derivative”).

Questions about triclofos

What does triclofos mean?
Triclofos means a sedative prodrug used rarely for treating insomnia.
What part of speech is triclofos?
Triclofos is a noun.

Words near triclofos in the dictionary

  1. triclinic
  2. triclinium
  3. tricliniums
  4. triclinohedric
  5. triclocarban
  6. triclofos
  7. triclonide
  8. triclops
  9. triclopyr
  10. triclosan
  11. triclustering

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