PHORATE

Meaning of PHORATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfȯr-ˌāt ]

noun

Etymology: phos phor us + thio ate salt of a thio acid

Date: 1959

: a very toxic organophosphate systemic insecticide C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

PHORATE — noun Etymology: phosphorus + thioate salt of a thio acid Date: 1959 a very toxic organophosphate systemic insecticide C 7 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHORATE — ˈfō(ə)rˌāt, ˈfȯ(- noun ( -s ) Etymology: phos phor- + thion ate : a very toxic organophosphate systemic insecticide C …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHORATE — /fawr"ayt, fohr"-/ , n. Chem. a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used esp. as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHORATE — [pho.rate] n [phosphorus + thioate (salt of a thio acid)] (1959): a very toxic organophosphate systemic insecticide that is used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PHORATE — generically, a powerful pesticide effective against insects, mites, and nematodes. It is a systemic insecticide that acts by inhibiting cholinesterases, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHORATE — Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ r- ˌ ā t Function: noun Etymology: phos phor us + thio ate salt of a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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