phorate
[ fawr-eyt, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔr eɪt, ˈfoʊr- /
noun Chemistry.
a systemic insecticide, C7H17O2PS3, used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
Nearby words
phony, phony disease, phony war, phony-baloney, phooey, phorate, phorbol, phorcys, phoresis, phoresy, phoria
Origin of phorate
1955–60; probably by shortening of the name of one of its chemical components, (phos)phor(odithio)ate; see phosphoro-, dithionous, -ate2
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