ORGANOPHOSPHORUS


Meaning of ORGANOPHOSPHORUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈfäs-f(ə-)rəs ]

adjective

also or·gan·o·phos·pho·rous -fäs-ˈfȯr-əs

Date: 1950

: of, relating to, or being a phosphorus-containing organic compound and especially a pesticide (as malathion) that acts by inhibiting cholinesterase

• organophosphorus noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.