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metrifonate

[ mi-trif-uh-neyt ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. an organophosphorus compound, C 4 H 8 Cl 3 O 4 P, used as an insecticide and anthelmintic.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of metrifonate1

Apparently contraction of the chemical name

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