phorate

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Noun

phorate (uncountable)

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  1. (organic chemistry) An organophosphorus compound with chemical formula C8H4O3, used as a pesticide.
    "Unlabelled phorate and terbufos were purified by Florisil column chromatography according to the method of Patchett and Batchelder."