ORGANOPHOSPHATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("organophosphate" is a kind of...):

insect powder; insecticide (a chemical used to kill insects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organophosphate"):

chlorpyrifos (a common organophosphate insecticide)

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