organophosphate /or·ga·no·phos·phate/ (or″gah-no-fos´fāt) an organic ester of phosphoric or thiophosphoric acid; such compounds are powerful acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and are used as insecticides and nerve gases.organophos´phorous
organophosphate,
or·gan·o·phos·phate (ôr g n -f s f t)n. Any of several organic compounds containing phosphorus, some of which are used as fertilizers and pesticides. |
organophosphate,
any of a class of anticholinesterase chemicals used in certain pesticides and war gases. Organophosphates act by causing irreversible inhibition of cholinesterase.
organophosphate
term commonly used to describe organophosphorus compounds.
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