ORGANOPHOSPHATE

organophosphate

(noun) an insecticide that interferes with an insect’s nervous system

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

organophosphate (plural organophosphates)

(chemistry) Any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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