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leptophos
[ lep-tuh-fos ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of leptophos1
Apparently lepto- + (phenyl)phos(phonothionate) a chemical component
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