phorate
[ fawr-eyt, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔr eɪt, ˈfoʊr- /
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noun Chemistry.
a systemic insecticide, C7H17O2PS3, used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
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Origin of phorate
First recorded in 1955–60; (phos)phor- + -ate2
Words nearby phorate
phony, phony-baloney, phony disease, phony war, phooey, phorate, phorbol, Phorcys, -phore, -phoresis, phoresy
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